PREGLED INTRODUKCIJE ŠARANA (Cyprinus carpio) U PAKISTANU: PORIJEKLO, SVRHA, UTJECAJ I UPRAVLJANJE ; A REVIEW OF INTRODUCTION OF COMMON CARP Cyprinus carpio IN PAKISTAN: ORIGIN, PURPOSE, IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT
Šaran je unesen u Pakistan iz Tajlanda 1964. godine u svrhu akvakulture. Zbog njegove prilagodljivosti na temperaturne promjene i mutnoću vode, te zbog lakoće mriješćenja u ribnjacima, brzo se udomaćio u većini prirodnih kopnenih voda uključujući rijeke, jezera, potoke, kanale, močvare, kao i seoske ribnjake. Iako je šaran postao jedna od najbrojnijih ciprinidnih vrsta u kopnenim vodama i važna hrana u Pakistanu, njegov utjecaj nije posebno dokumentiran. Komercijalni uzgoj u Pakistanu je započeo 1970. godine. U samim počecima rast proizvodnje bio je spor, ali danas igra važnu ulogu u ekonomiji zemlje zapošljavajući više od 400.000 stanovnika. Danas se uzgoj šarana prakticira u cijeloj zemlji, a posebno u pokrajinama Punjab i Sindh. Postoji ogroman potencijal ciprinidnog uzgoja što bi moglo pomoći povećanju boljitka stanovništva, kao i BDP-a zemlje. Ipak, postoji potreba da se osuvremeni tehnologija uzgoja prema standardima razvijenog svijeta koji bi bili uspješni samo u slučaju posebnog interesa kreatora politike i boljeg upravljanja dionika. ; Common carp Cyprinus carpio was introduced from Thailand to Pakistan in 1964 for the purpose of aquaculture. Due to its high tolerance to temperature and turbidity, and prolific pond breeding habit, it was established promptly in most of natural inland waters, including rivers, lakes, streams, canals, wetlands and even village ponds of the country. Although common carp became one of the most abundant cyprinid species in inland waters and important food fish in Pakistan, its impact is not well documented. Fish farming of common carp has been carried out in Pakistan since 1970; initially it grew slowly but now it is playing an important role in the economy of the country by employing more than 400,000 people. Nowadays, farming of freshwater carps is present throughout Pakistan, especially in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. There is a huge potential in common carp farming and it could help increase the livelihood of people and gross domestic product (GDP) of the country as well. Still, there is a need to improve the fish farming practice to meet the world-class demands that could only be possible by the keen interest of policy makers and stake holders with better management.