Last week we hosted Mr. René
Beaumont, the founder of Continental Trout Conservation Fund (CTCF).
Together we made a trip to the Soča river,
visited Dušan Jesenšek, discussed situation of indigenous trout in Slovenia and
the Balkans and also used this opportunity to perform a “photo session” of
marble x brown trout hybrids for the purpose of coloration patter formation study.
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Electrofishing for hybrids in Stopnikarca stream. The fish are a product of natural
hybridization between S. marmoratus x S. trutta, experimentally initiated about
a decade ago by introducing into a fishless stretch an equal number of marble and
brown trout individuals.Next day a meeting was arranged at the Department of Animal Science, where René presented the role and mission of CTCF. Quite some people being in one way or another connected with trout attended this meeting; René’s presentation was highly interesting, the ideas promising and well appreciated by everybody.
