Localisation

Rhone Basin, France, Switzerland​

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Threats

Water pollution

Dams and water uses

Droughts

 

Population

Decreasing

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I.U.C.N. : C.R. - Critically endangered

C.I.T.E.S : not indexed

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Trade

 

France :

• Article L436-9 of the Environmental Code

The administrative authority responsible for freshwater fisheries (DDT) may authorise the capture, transport or sale of fish at any time, for health, scientific and ecological purposes, in particular to enable them to be rescued, counted, reproduced, to promote restocking and to remedy biological imbalances:

under national legislation, its transport and release only require a "fishing" permit under - Article L436-9 of the Environmental Code, instructed by the DDT in charge of freshwater fishing

- the transposition into French law of international and European obligations remains very incomplete for this species (unlike, in particular, the European sturgeon)​

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References :

PNA-Apron-du-Rhone.pdf (biodiversite.gouv.fr)

Zingel asper (iucnredlist.org)