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<p>The paper determines two basic parameters of the bream population from the Iskar Reservoir: age structure and growth rate. Material was collected in the fall, spring, and summer months from 2012 to 2016. A total of 174 bream specimens were caught. The analysis of this sample found that 10 age groups were represented. Fish weight from age groups was approximately as follows: from age group 1–5g; 2 – 32 g; 3 – 108 g; 4 – 218 g; 5 – 265 g; 6 – 374 g; 7 – 534 g; 8 – 651 g; 9 – 867 g; 10 – > 1,000 g. The back calculated standard length was as follows: year 1 – 55 mm; 2 – 108 mm; 3 – 161 mm; 4 – 205 mm.; 5 – 230 mm; 6 – 252 mm; 7 – 286 mm; 8 – 296 mm; 9 – 340 mm; 10 – 367 mm. The findings support the conclusion that the linear growth rate of bream from Iskar Reservoir is slower than that of fish from the Danube River basin. Some of the reasons that explain this difference include the dam’s high altitude and the mountainous climate of the surrounding area, which mean the fish growth period is shorter.</p>
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The paper determines two basic parameters of the bream population from the Iskar Reservoir: age structure and growth rate. Material was collected in the fall, spring, and summer months from 2012 to 2016. A total of 174 bream specimens were caught. The analysis of this sample found that 10 age groups were represented. Fish weight from age groups was approximately as follows: from age group 1–5g; 2 – 32 g; 3 – 108 g; 4 – 218 g; 5 – 265 g; 6 – 374 g; 7 – 534 g; 8 – 651 g; 9 – 867 g; 10 – > 1,000 g. The back calculated standard length was as follows: year 1 – 55 mm; 2 – 108 mm; 3 – 161 mm; 4 – 205 mm.; 5 – 230 mm; 6 – 252 mm; 7 – 286 mm; 8 – 296 mm; 9 – 340 mm; 10 – 367 mm. The findings support the conclusion that the linear growth rate of bream from Iskar Reservoir is slower than that of fish from the Danube River basin. Some of the reasons that explain this difference include the dam’s high altitude and the mountainous climate of the surrounding area, which mean the fish growth period is shorter.

Growth rate and condition of common bream (<italic>Abramis brama)</italic> from the Iskar Reservoir in Bulgaria

Faculty of Forestry, Department of Hunting and Game Management

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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Growth rate and condition of common bream ( from the Iskar Reservoir in Bulgaria

The paper determines two basic parameters of the bream population from the Iskar Reservoir: age structure and growth rate. Material was collected in the fall,...

Growth rate and condition of common bream (Abramis brama) from the Iskar Reservoir in Bulgaria

Publicado en línea: 02 feb 2022

Páginas: 246 - 254

Recibido: 12 abr 2021

Aceptado: 19 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2021-0027

Palabras clave
age, common bream, linear growth, weight

© 2021 Vasil Kolev, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Growth rate and condition of common bream (Abramis brama) from the Iskar Reservoir in Bulgaria

Publicado en línea: 02 feb 2022

Páginas: 246 - 254

Recibido: 12 abr 2021

Aceptado: 19 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2021-0027

Palabras claveage, common bream, linear growth, weight

© 2021 Vasil Kolev, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
age, common bream, linear growth, weight