Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River

The number of artisanal fishers and consequently their catch in the Sava River have been declining significantly for years. The aim of this study is therefore to examine how this affects the average weight of the most important fish species caught. The average weight increased significantly for brea...

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Main Author: Treer Tomislav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2024-0020
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description The number of artisanal fishers and consequently their catch in the Sava River have been declining significantly for years. The aim of this study is therefore to examine how this affects the average weight of the most important fish species caught. The average weight increased significantly for bream Abramis brama (P < 0.01), pike-perch Sander lucioperca (P < 0.01) and wels catfish Silurus glanis (P < 0.05), while this was not the case for common carp Cyprinus carpio and pike Esox lucius (P > 0.05). Although recreational anglers also catch fish in the same waters, together with the two groups of fishermen from Bosnia and Herzegovina from the other bank of the river, it is expected that the average weight of the main fish caught will not decrease under the current circumstances.
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spelling doaj-art-d9578b3f00be44059503bcc70d06430c2025-01-02T05:58:34ZengSciendoCroatian Journal of Fisheries1848-05862024-12-0182415916210.2478/cjf-2024-0020Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava RiverTreer Tomislav0University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska c. 25, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaThe number of artisanal fishers and consequently their catch in the Sava River have been declining significantly for years. The aim of this study is therefore to examine how this affects the average weight of the most important fish species caught. The average weight increased significantly for bream Abramis brama (P < 0.01), pike-perch Sander lucioperca (P < 0.01) and wels catfish Silurus glanis (P < 0.05), while this was not the case for common carp Cyprinus carpio and pike Esox lucius (P > 0.05). Although recreational anglers also catch fish in the same waters, together with the two groups of fishermen from Bosnia and Herzegovina from the other bank of the river, it is expected that the average weight of the main fish caught will not decrease under the current circumstances.https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2024-0020freshwatercommercial fishermencyprinus carpiosilurus glanisesox luciussander luciopercaabramis brama
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Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River
Croatian Journal of Fisheries
freshwater
commercial fishermen
cyprinus carpio
silurus glanis
esox lucius
sander lucioperca
abramis brama
title Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River
title_full Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River
title_fullStr Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River
title_full_unstemmed Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River
title_short Trends in the Average Weight of Fish Caught by Artisanal Fishers in the Croatian Section of the Sava River
title_sort trends in the average weight of fish caught by artisanal fishers in the croatian section of the sava river
topic freshwater
commercial fishermen
cyprinus carpio
silurus glanis
esox lucius
sander lucioperca
abramis brama
url https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2024-0020
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