<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the study was to determine the age and length growth rates of vendace, <italic>Coregonus albula</italic> (L.), from Lake Wigry (northeastern Poland). Fish were captured from 2001 to 2005 in the months of August and September. The most frequent age group in the catches was 2+, which comprised 53% of all fish caught. Growth was determined using Dahl-Lee and Rosa Lee back-calculation methods. These were the basis for calculating mathematical growth rate models. The growth that best corresponded with the empirical data was that calculated with a second-degree polynomial model based on Rosa Lee back-calculations. Fish aged 3+ were characterized by average length growth and attained a mean body length (SL) of 17.2 cm.</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was to determine the age and length growth rates of vendace, Coregonus albula (L.), from Lake Wigry (northeastern Poland). Fish were captured from 2001 to 2005 in the months of August and September. The most frequent age group in the catches was 2+, which comprised 53% of all fish caught. Growth was determined using Dahl-Lee and Rosa Lee back-calculation methods. These were the basis for calculating mathematical growth rate models. The growth that best corresponded with the empirical data was that calculated with a second-degree polynomial model based on Rosa Lee back-calculations. Fish aged 3+ were characterized by average length growth and attained a mean body length (SL) of 17.2 cm.

Age and growth of vendace, <italic>Coregonus albula</italic> (L.), from Lake Wigry (northeast Poland)

Department of Fish Biology and Pisciculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

Age and growth of vendace,  (L.), from Lake Wigry (northeast Poland)

The aim of the study was to determine the age and length growth rates of vendace, Coregonus albula (L.), from Lake Wigry (northeastern Poland). Fish were...

Age and growth of vendace, Coregonus albula (L.), from Lake Wigry (northeast Poland)

Pubblicato online: 28 gen 2011

Pagine: 239 - 245

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10086-010-0027-7

Parole chiave
vendace, fish age, population dynamics, growth models

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