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Eradication as a Method to Manage the Non-native Fish in the Marsh Environment: A Proposal

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Southern Iraq's Marshes

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The non-native fishes that enter a new environment show a significant hazard of different grades on the new environment and on the economy of the country. Attempts to remove those invasive fishes have not well attracted the attention of researchers globally. In the present chapter, a short review about the methods of removal of invasive fishes was given in aim to make this information available for the policy makers in Iraq to start thinking about finding a solution to the dilemma of the invasive species in its freshwater system. At the moment, there are several invasive species swarming the inland waters of Iraq mainly carp species. The procedures discussed in this chapter are those used and implanted by other countries from around the world experiencing the same problem of invasive fish species, which they approved their practicality in reducing significantly the number of individuals of the non-native fish species. Once these practices are introduced in Iraq, further review and modification for them should be applied in order to improve their efficacy that may be more discriminating and less harmful to nontarget species.

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Jawad, L.A. (2021). Eradication as a Method to Manage the Non-native Fish in the Marsh Environment: A Proposal. In: Jawad, L.A. (eds) Southern Iraq's Marshes. Coastal Research Library, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66238-7_35

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