The ichthyofauna of the Goczałkowice dam reservoir in southern Poland in the 1986-2001 period [SHORT COMMUNICATION]

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the ichthyofauna composition of the Goczałkowice Dam Reservoir based on records in fisheries logs of commercial catches conducted in this basin over a 16-year period (1986-2001). The results indicate that the Goczałkowice Reservoir was managed appropriately during this period. The dominant species in the reservoir was bream at 49.74% of the overall biomass of all the fish caught. The second most common fish was a mix of small fish (31.62%). Evidence of the rational management of this basin is that 17% of the ichthyofauna are predacious fish, with pikeperch comprising 56% of all the predacious fish caught.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Prof. Piotr Epler, Akademia Rolnicza, Katedra Ichtiobiologii i Rybactwa, ul. Spiczakowa 6, 30-199 Kraków-Mydlniki, Tel./Fax: +48 12 637 51 76, +48 (12) 6385979;
e-mail: rzbienia@cyf-kr.edu.pl