The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD), together with the SEAFDEC Secretariat, the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) of Central Sulawesi, the Poso Regency Government, and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), carried out the restocking of 5,000 juvenile tropical eels (Anguilla spp.), equivalent to 200 kilograms, in Siuri, Lake Poso. The juvenile eels were collected from the surrounding areas in Poso.

This activity is one of the largest tropical eel restocking efforts in Sulawesi and aims to restore eel populations, support ecosystem sustainability, and strengthen responsible fisheries management in the region.

The Development of Stock Assessment Methods and Strengthening of Resources Management Measures for Tropical Anguillid Eel in Southeast Asia project is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).