Problems of conservation of species and intraspecies diversity of whitefishes (family Coregonidae) in artificial reproduction

Current scientific understanding of species and intraspecific diversity of whitefishes is not fully reflected in regulatory documents related to artificial reproduction. The currently used practices of stocking water bodies with fish to maintain/restore weakened populations, based on outdated scientific guidelines, often contradict biological feasibility. In this regard, the tasks of maintaining it at the species, intraspecific, and ecosystem levels during artificial reproduction of whitefishes declared in the Convention on Biological Diversity ratified by Russia seem difficult to implement. The article discusses the existing contradictions between current knowledge of the biology of whitefish species, regulatory documents, and fish farming practices of artificial reproduction of regional populations of species.