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<p>The aim of this research is to compare the average individual weight of the four most important fish species in fisheries (<italic>Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis, Esox lucius</italic> and <italic>Sander lucioperca</italic>), caught by angling in different parts of the Sava River catchment in Croatia. Significant differences were expressed between the counties along the Sava River catchment, with the smallest specimens (p˂0.05) caught in Vukovar-Sirmium county. Artisanal fishery is mostly developed in that part of the Sava River, along with angling in both countries – Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Furthermore, the inflow of the River Bosna passes through urban and industrial cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be concluded that implementing recreational fishing surveys with the specific aim of obtaining data on average individual weight is useful for fishery management.</p>
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The aim of this research is to compare the average individual weight of the four most important fish species in fisheries (Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis, Esox lucius and Sander lucioperca), caught by angling in different parts of the Sava River catchment in Croatia. Significant differences were expressed between the counties along the Sava River catchment, with the smallest specimens (p˂0.05) caught in Vukovar-Sirmium county. Artisanal fishery is mostly developed in that part of the Sava River, along with angling in both countries – Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Furthermore, the inflow of the River Bosna passes through urban and industrial cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be concluded that implementing recreational fishing surveys with the specific aim of obtaining data on average individual weight is useful for fishery management.

The Average Weight of Fish Caught by Anglers at the Croatian Section of the Sava River Catchment

Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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The aim of this research is to compare the average individual weight of the four most important fish species in fisheries (Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis,...

The Average Weight of Fish Caught by Anglers at the Croatian Section of the Sava River Catchment

Data publikacji: 26 maj 2021

Zakres stron: 71 - 74

Otrzymano: 01 lut 2021

Przyjęty: 18 lut 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2021-0008

Słowa kluczowe
Freshwater, Recreational fishermen, Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis, Esox lucius, Sander lucioperca

© 2021 Tomislav Treer, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Average Weight of Fish Caught by Anglers at the Croatian Section of the Sava River Catchment

Data publikacji: 26 maj 2021

Zakres stron: 71 - 74

Otrzymano: 01 lut 2021

Przyjęty: 18 lut 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2021-0008

Słowa kluczoweFreshwater, Recreational fishermen, Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis, Esox lucius, Sander lucioperca

© 2021 Tomislav Treer, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Freshwater, Recreational fishermen, Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis, Esox lucius, Sander lucioperca