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How Maharashtra plans to protect a dam, local fishermen from alien fish species

A multi-stage intervention will reintroduce native freshwater species like the Deccan Mahseer into the Ujani dam reservoir, boosting fishing incomes

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Maharashtra has launched a project to eliminate alien fish such as the African Catfish, Tilapia and Suckermouth Catfish from the Ujani dam reservoir and replace them with native freshwater species like the Deccan Mahseer. This is the government’s first attempt to rid an ecosystem of invasive species.