Status and development prospects for indigenous freshwater finfish and crayfish farming in Greece

摘要: The Hellenic freshwater aquaculture sector has been dominated by the alien rainbow trout since early 1950s. This species actually represented 96.5% of total inland production in 2007. Other groups accounted for minor volumes and, apart from common carp, most them are also origin. Therefore, an absence diversification, presence species, which some cases have seriously impacted aquatic biodiversity, and emerging consumer sensitivity towards environmentally friendly practises require thorough re-assessment native with promising potential. trend is particularly evident Eastern Europe Asia, where (particularly cyprinids) outcompete species. current review aims to outline past present farming efforts on fish crayfish Greece, collectively belong six families, discuss future development prospects.