Fish stocks of large lake systems of northern Russia and their rational use (Case lakes Vashutkini lakes) ...

• Main Authors: Dvoryankin, Gennadii, Timofeev, Vadim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ASC 2007 - Theme session K 2024
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Technologies and data; Arkhangelsk; Tundra; Vorkuta
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25258159.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Fish_stocks_of_large_lake_systems_of_northern_Russia_and_their_rational_use_Case_lakes_Vashutkini_lakes_/25258159/1

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.By virtue of various social and economic reasons the fishery volume in the lakes of northern Russia has decreased six-fold over the past 15 years. Now there is a serious need for restoration of the fish facilities in the internal reservoirs of the region. In northern conditions one of the ways of increasing freshwater fish production is the trade development of large reservoirs and lake systems located near the large industrial centers. Researches which have been carried out during 2004-06 years have shown that Vashutkini lakes are very prospective for the industrial fishery. This largest lake system of Bolshezemelskaya tundra is located in the northeast of the Arkhangelsk region near the city of Vorkuta. It consists of 7 comparatively large lakes with the area 6..20 km2 and set of small reservoirs. In 50-60's years of the last century 60-70 tons of fish have been extracted annually from Vashutkini lakes. However, during the last twenty years ...