Ichthyological surveys at the Ivankovskoye Reservoir
16 July 2024

Ichthyological surveys at the Ivankovskoye Reservoir

In the period from July 11 to 12, as part of the state assignment, employees of the Verkhne-Volzhsky department of the Freshwater Fisheries Branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) carried out ichthyological surveys at the Ivankovskoye Reservoir in the Tver Region.
 
The objectives of these surveys are to collect information and monitor the distribution, abundance, quality and reproduction of the ichthyofauna of the Ivankovo ​​Reservoir.
 
Objectives of the survey: selection of ichthyological material for biological analysis of fish from the Middle Volga Reach.
 
Sampling was carried out with three fixed nets, each 90 m long and 1.8 m high. The mesh size of the networks was 35 mm, 45 mm and 55 mm.
 
The obtained samples were transferred to the branch scientists for further processing in the laboratory.
 
VNIRO press service