Assessment of Food Supply of Small Pelagic Fish in the Black Sea Based on Their Lipid Content
Journal: DSpace-Sinop (Sinop University)
Year: 2012

Total lipids in anchovy and sprat were measured and interpreted as indicators of their nutritional condition and food supply for the period 2005 to 2010. High lipid content in anchovies suggested that they were able to found sufficient food and favorable environmental condition supporting their stock biomass on a certain level which was strongly limited by heavy fishing. Wide inter-annual fluctuations in anchovy landings could be caused by variability in yearly recruitment and due to shifts in t