DYNAMICS OF PIKE (ESOX LUCIUS LINNAEUS, 1758) AGE STRUCTURE IN THE DNIEPER LOWER REACHES IN CONNECTION WITH FISHING
Journal: Ribogospodarsʹka nauka Ukraïni
Year: 2014

Purpose. To analyze the dynamics of pike (Esox luceus Linnaeus, 1758) age structure of the Dnieper lower reaches in conditions of the modification of fishing pressure. Methodology. An analysis of fishing situation has been performed based on data of official fishery statistics. Fish sampling was done at control-observation posts of the Institute of Fisheries of the NAAS of Ukraine and directly in the fishery. Juvenile fish yield was determined using a complex of fry fishing gears using a station