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The condition of allochtonous fishes in the Mediterranean Vransko Lake
Author(s) -
Treer T.,
Matulić D.,
Bogdanović G.,
Aničić I.,
Safner R.,
Piria M.,
Šprem N.,
Tomljanović T.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01610.x
Subject(s) - beekeeping , agriculture , geography , mediterranean climate , library science , fishery , biology , ecology , archaeology , computer science
Fish introductions were a popular tool of fishery management during the 19th and most of the 20th century. The Croatian Mediterranean Vransko Lake, only one kilometer from the Adriatic Sea, was stocked after WWII with common carp from the Danube area. After the introductions the allochtonous ichthyofauna represented a much larger portion of both commercial and experimental catches. Thus, the aim of this paper was to ascertain their present condition in this oligotrophic lake located close to and partially linked with the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean).