<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper focuses on the historical and present occurrence of huchen, Hucho hucho (L.), in the Czech Republic. The last autochthonous huchen specimens caught in Moravia at the end of the nineteenth century are discussed, as are huchen stocking and and success rates in the Czech Republic from the late nineteenth century to the present, catches of trophy-sized recreational angling catches of huchen, and the results of measures taken to re-introduce the species to traditional areas of occurrence and to introduce it to new ones. The occurrence of huchen at present is confirmed in some sections of the Labe, Oder, and Morava river basins within the Czech Republic, and all of these populations are sustained through stocking material obtained through artificial reproduction. No self-sustaining huchen populations have been identified anywhere in this region.</p></abstract>

This paper focuses on the historical and present occurrence of huchen, Hucho hucho (L.), in the Czech Republic. The last autochthonous huchen specimens caught in Moravia at the end of the nineteenth century are discussed, as are huchen stocking and and success rates in the Czech Republic from the late nineteenth century to the present, catches of trophy-sized recreational angling catches of huchen, and the results of measures taken to re-introduce the species to traditional areas of occurrence and to introduce it to new ones. The occurrence of huchen at present is confirmed in some sections of the Labe, Oder, and Morava river basins within the Czech Republic, and all of these populations are sustained through stocking material obtained through artificial reproduction. No self-sustaining huchen populations have been identified anywhere in this region.

Huchen in the Czech Republic: A review

Department of Biology and Environmental Education Faculty of Education, Charles University Prague M. D. Rettigove 4, Praha 1, 116 39, Czech Republic

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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This paper focuses on the historical and present occurrence of huchen, Hucho hucho (L.), in the Czech Republic. The last autochthonous huchen specimens caught...

Huchen in the Czech Republic: A review

Published Online: Nov 27, 2013

Page range: 143 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2013-0011

Keywords
Hucho hucho, occurrence, stocking, recreational fishing, Czech Republic

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Huchen in the Czech Republic: A review

Published Online: Nov 27, 2013

Page range: 143 - 154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2013-0011

KeywordsHucho hucho, occurrence, stocking, recreational fishing, Czech Republic

This content is open access.

Keywords
Hucho hucho, occurrence, stocking, recreational fishing, Czech Republic