Impact of Juvenile Stocking Size on the Major Carp Production in a Minor Reservoir,Bibinagar, India |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Ravi?Shankar?PiskaEmail author A?Madhusudhan?Rao |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, University College of Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500 007, India |
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Abstract: | The present study deals with the impact of juvenile stocking sizes of the major carp on production in a minor reservoir, Bibinagar,
Nalgonda, India. Reservoir surface area equaled over 23.8 ha and water from the reservoir was used for irrigation and fisheries.
Four experiments were conducted for 4 years from 2000–2001 to 2003–2004. The experiments were planned in such a way that every
year juvenile stocking size was held constant and subsequent fish production analyzed. During the first year’s experiment
(2000–2001) a stocking size of 25–30 mm (fry) was maintained. Similarly 50–55 (advanced fry), 75–80 mm (fingerling) and 100–105 mm
(advanced fingerling) were stocked during 2001–2002, 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 respectively. Uniform yearly stocking densities
(2000/ha) were established in each experiment in the month of July and fish were harvested in June of the subsequent year.
Major carp production was enhanced with larger stocking size. Yearly productions equaled 144.00, 231.48, 632.91 and 1005.03 kg/ha/year
with the above stocking sizes. Variation in stocking sizes had significant (P<0.05) effects on fish production. The number of fish per kg production decreased gradually with increases in stocking size
with an average value of 3.97. Reservoir production of catla was the most abundant species, followed by rohu, common carp,
mrigal and grass carp. These results show that stocking size has a great impact on fish production and the stocking of advanced
fingerlings will provide maximum carp production in minor reservoirs in India. |
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Keywords: | fish production juvenile fishes major carp reservoir fisheries stocking density stocking size |
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