The problem of sterlet recruitment in the ichthyofauna of Belarus | К проблеме восстановления популяций стерляди в ихтиофауне Беларуси
2010
Mamedov, R.A., National Academy of Sciences. Scientific and Practical Center of Animal Breeding (Belarus). Institute for Fish Industry
In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus Research on the basis of analysis of statistic and cartographic documents and realized studies there was analyzed the problem of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus).recruitment and given scientific and practical substantiation of stocking with fish of the water-collecting area of the Dnieper river with sterlet. Sterlet was considered a disappeared fish in Belarus since 1981 and was included in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus. In order to recruit this fish species in the ichthyfauna of Belarus there were suggested three stages. The first stage is the development of artificial reproduction of sterlet and underyearlings breeding on fish farms. The second stage concerns stocking the river Dnieper and the Berezina with sterlet underyearlings (20-25 and 5-10 thousand of fishes per year) within 10 years. The third stage includes arrangement of the system of fishery activities and establishment of specially protected water areas possessing the status of faunal areas. Sterlet of Middle Volga Region population was suggested as genetic resource for reconstruction of sterlet population.
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