Recommendations regarding fish species suitable for stocking: Recommendation# 9: the stocking of the "Pacu", Colossoma bidens Spix (Characidae), and responses from the advisory group
(Sepik River Fish Stock Enhancement Project PNG/85/001 Field Document 17) This document serves to archive the recommendation made by project PNG/85/001 to stock the Sepik-Ramu river system with the fish Colossoma bidens and the responses from the project advisory group in this regard. The project follows the code of practice regarding fish species transfers (Turner 1988). The project advisory group have been familiarised with the supporting documentation available on the requirements and technical background for stocking the river system. This document assumes familiarity with this information and should not be considered in isolation. The background and justification for stocking the Sepik-Ramu is summarised in Coates (1990a) which lists further supporting technical details and information on the situation. At the time of publication, other fish species recommended for stocking have been detailed by Coates (1990b, 1991a, 1991b).