Калининградская область, Россия
Россия
Работа посвящена изменению биологических параметров пресноводной формы сига в условиях из-меняющейся интенсивности промысла. В исторический период в оз. Виштынецком максимальные уловы достигали 4,5 т в начале 2000-х гг., вылов составлял от 0,1 до 2,0 т (в среднем 0,6 т), это период низкого освоения ОДУ (колебания от 100 до 10 %, среднее освоение 50 %). В 2017–2022 гг. уловы составляют 0,6–1,0 т (в среднем 0,96 т), – период высокого освоения ОДУ (колебания от 50 до 100 %, среднее освоение 75 %). Материалом для работы послужили данные, полученные при изучении промысловых уловов (в 2000–2006 гг.), и данные, полученные по результатам контрольных обловов (2017–2022 гг.). Всего проведено более 3 000 сетепостановок. Приведены данные по размерно-видовой структуре ихтиоценоза, распределению рыб по глубинам, размерной структуре сига. Сиг является важным компонентом ихтиоценоза, составляя до 20 % улова, максимальные уловы приходятся на глубины 15–25 м. В контрольных уловах встречается сиг длиной от 15 до 53 см. Показано, что в сравниваемые периоды произошло изменение средней длины тела рыб, она снизилась на 0,6 см при увеличении средней массы почти на 50 г. Также произошло увеличение среднего возраста сига с 4,5 до 5,0 лет. Обнаруженные изменения биологических параметров сига говорят о стабильном состоянии популяции и отсутствии негативного воздействия на него промысла в современный период, что говорит о правильном определении величины ОДУ.
сиг, озеро Виштынецкое, вылов, биологическая характеристика, структурные показатели
Introduction
The whitefish Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a polymorphic complex species, different forms of which inhabit water bodies from the North Atlantic to Alaska and Canada [1]. In water bodies of Russia it is found in rivers, lakes and estuaries of the Arctic Ocean basin from the White and Barents Seas to Chukotka, including in the Baltic Sea basin, forming numerous allopatric and sympatric groups within its range [2, 3].
The biodiversity of whitefish is one of the main factors in justifying the creation of specially protected natural areas in the north of Russia [4]. With a vast range and the presence of many ecological forms, whitefish are objects of intensive breeding and fishing. This allows to use them as models for solving of biological problems, as well as for improving the biotechnology of artificial reproduction and developing practical measures for their harvesting [5].
In the Kaliningrad region there are two ecological forms of whitefish. An anadromous whitefish that feeds in the Baltic Sea and enters in the Curonian Lagoon for spawning in autumn [6]. The second ecological form of whitefish – residential freshwater – lives in the deep-water oligotrophic Lake Vishtynetskoe. These forms of whitefish are completely isolated from each other, since the migratory whitefish does not have the opportunity to pass through the river systems from the Curonian Lagoon to Lake Vishtynetskoye, and the Vishtynets whitefish has its own spawning grounds directly in the lake [7]. The whitefish fishery in Lake Vishtynetskoe was well organized during the Soviet period, so in the 1970s, when the main tool for whitefish fishing was a 500-meter seine with a mesh pitch of 32 mm, the maximum whitefish catch was 4.5 tons in 1972. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, seine fishing was stopped, and in the early 90s of the last century, catches did not exceed 1 ton. In the early 2000s. catches ranged from 0.1 to 2.0 tons, averaging 0.6 tons (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1. Whitefish catch in Lake Vishtynetskoye in the period from 2000 to 2010 [8]: TAC – total allowable catch
In recent years, whitefish fishing in the lake has been quite intensive and the average catch in the period from 2017 to 2022 was 0.96 tons (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2. Whitefish catch in Lake Vishtynetskoye in the period from 2017 to 2022 [8]
Currently, there are practically no works devoted to the study of biological parameters of whitefish in Lake Vishtynetskoye; similar works were conducted more than 10 years ago [9], while according to earlier studies, the weight and size indicators of whitefish in catches in Lake Vishtynetskoye decreased every year until the early 2000s [10]. In the modern period, studies of such parameters were conducted to a greater extent only in relation to whitefish from the Curonian Lagoon, since work is being carried out in relation to it to restore the stock [6, 11]. In this regard, the purpose of our work is to describe the biological parameters of whitefish in Lake Vishtynetskoye in the modern period.
Material and research methods
Lake Vishtynetskoye is located in the southeast of the Kaliningrad region in the Nesterovsky district. Its eastern shore adjoins the territory of Lithuania, and its southern shore is located near the border with Poland (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3. Map of the area of Lake Vishtynetskoe [12]
The length in the paper is commercial, weight is full. The amount of effort is defined as the catch per 25 m of net/day (kg/f).
The materials for the work were data from commercial catches (period 2000-2006). Fishing during the specified period was carried out with nets with a mesh pitch of 45-50 mm. In the period 2017-2022, the ana-
lysis was carried out based on the data of test catches with nets with a mesh pitch of 10 to 70 mm. During the specified period 3,017 net sets were carried out. Biological parameters were compared using nets with the same mesh pitch. Test catches were carried out in the zone of typical biotopes in such a way as to obtain a reliable characteristic of the distribution, species and size composition of whitefish in the reservoir as a whole. The nets were set for 24 hours. Processing was carried out according to standard methods [12, 13]. The calculations were processed using the IAS “RYBVOD” [14] and the graphic package of the Excel program (Microsoft, USA).
Results and discussion
The ichthyocenosis of Lake Vishtynetskoye in the study period (2017-2023) is represented by 14 species. In nets with a mesh pitch of 10-18 mm, ruff, roach and perch predominate, the catch of medium-sized (20-35 mm) nets is represented by perch, roach, whitefish, burbot, pike and tench. In nets with a mesh pitch of more than 40 mm, such species as roach, pike, perch, burbot, bream, tench and whitefish are noted. The highest catch rates of whitefish were observed in nets with a mesh pitch of 30-50 mm, the maximum density is achieved in nets with a mesh pitch of 35 mm (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4. Size-species structure of ichthyocenosis (by biomass), 2017-2022
Analysis of control catches by depths shows that the highest ichthyomass indicators are observed in the coastal zone and are provided by two species – perch and roach. At depths of 0-5 m, the density of the fish population provides high catches (more than 8 kg/industrial effort). At depths of more than 20 m, the density of the fish population does not reach 1 kg/industrial effort (Fig. 5).
Fig. 5. Spatial structure of ichthyocenosis
Whitefish is found at depths of 5-40 m, its highest density is noted at 15-25 m, which is explained by the fact that whitefish is a representative of cold-loving fish (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6. Distribution of whitefish by depth
In the control catches, individuals ranging in size from 15 to 53 cm were noted. The basis of such catches is formed by individuals of 32-35 cm in size (Fig. 7), individuals larger than 42 cm were encountered singly.
Fig. 7. Size structure of the whitefish population in Lake Vishtynetskoye during the study period
The average linear sizes of whitefish in commercial catches (caught with large-particle nets with a mesh size of 45 and 50 mm) in the period from 2000 to 2006 ranged from 30 to 38 cm, the average length during this period was 35.0 cm [10]. The average sizes of whitefish in Lake Vishtynetskoye in test catches in the period from 2017 to 2023 with the same fishing gear ranged from 33 to 38 cm, the average length was
34.4 cm (Fig. 8).
|
|
|
|
а |
b |
|
Fig. 8. Change in the average length of whitefish in commercial (a) [10] and control (b) catches in Lake Vishtynetskoye |
|
In the early 2000s, the weight of whitefish in commercial catches varied from 400 to 780 g, with an average weight of 595 g. The weight of individuals in the modern period fluctuates between 545 and 750 g, despite the fact that the maximum weight recorded in the period from 2017 to 2023 is less than in 2000-2006, the average weight of whitefish is now 644 g (Fig. 9).
|
|
|
|
а |
b |
|
Fig. 9. Change in the average weight of whitefish in commercial (a) [10] and control (b) catches in Lake Vishtynetskoye
|
|
The average age in catches ranged from 3 to 6 years, while in the early 2000s the basis of catches were younger individuals, the average age was 4.5 years, in the modern period the average age of fish is 5.0 years (Fig. 10).
|
|
|
|
а |
b |
|
Fig. 10. Change in the average age of whitefish in commercial (a) [10] and control (b) catches in Lake Vishtynetskoye |
|
Comparison of the linear, weight indicators and age of whitefish in catches in 45 and 50 mm nets in the early 2000s and in the modern period shows that the linear indicators of fish are now lower, but the weight and age have become somewhat higher. This can be explained by the fact that the habitat conditions of whitefish have now improved somewhat, and the intensification of fishing thins out the population and reduces competition for food resources.
Conclusion
In the modern period, the average catch of whitefish (over the last 5 years) is more than 0.9 tons, with a tendency to increase, in the early 2000s, catches fluctuated greatly from 0.1 tons to 2.0 tons, while the development of the TAC now exceeds 70%, which is 2 times more than in the earlier period. The average length is now slightly lower, but the weight indicators are 50 g higher, which indicates a stable state of the whitefish population and the absence of a negative impact on it from fishing, which confirms the correct value of the determined TAC.
1. Атлас пресноводных рыб России. М.: Наука, 2003. Т. 1. 379 с.
2. Решетников Ю. С. Экология и систематика сиговых рыб. М.: Наука, 1980. 300 с.
3. Рыбы в заповедниках России. М.: Т-во науч. изд. КМК, 2010. Т. 1. Пресноводные рыбы. 627 с.
4. Бобра Т. В., Нараев Г. П., Берсягин А. Г. и др. Заповедники – 2019. Биологическое и ландшафтное разнообразие, охрана и управление. Симферополь: ИТ «АРИАЛ», 2019. 433 с.
5. Черняев Ж. А. Воспроизводство сиговых рыб. Эколого-физиологические особенности размножения и развития. М.: Т-во науч. изд. КМК, 2017. 329 с.
6. Шибаев Л. В., Шпокайте Е. В. Характеристика нерестового стада сига (Coregonus lavaretus L.) Куршского залива // Изв. Калинингр. гос. техн. ун-та. 2014. № 32. С. 91–98.
7. Анурьева А. С., Шпокайте Е. В., Шибаев Л. В. Сравнение морфометрических показателей двух экологических форм сига (Coregonus lavaretus L.) в водоемах // Изв. Калинингр. гос. техн. ун-та. 2012. № 24. C. 28–35.
8. Информация об освоении выделенных квот. URL: http://zbtu39.ru/informacziya-ob-osvoenii-vydelennyh-kvot/(дата обращения: 15.04.2024).
9. Анурьева А. С., Шибаев С. В. Биологические параметры популяции сига оз. Виштынецкого // Инновации в науке, образовании и бизнесе – 2012: X Между-нар. науч. конф. (Калининград, 17–19 октября 2012 г.): тр.: в 3 ч. Калининград, 2012. Ч. 1. С. 18–20.
10. Гущин А. В., Федоров В. Е. Экологические проблемы и рыболовство озера Виштынецкое. Калининград: ФГУ «Запбалтрыбвод», 2007. С. 83–87.
11. Мычкова А. В., Шибаев Л. В. Биологическая характеристика сига (Coregonus lavaretus L.) Куршского залива в период нерестовой миграции // Актуальные вопросы науки. 2015. № 17. С. 128–131.
12. Берникова Т. А. Физико-географическая и гидрологическая характеристика // Озеро Виштынецкое. Калининград: ИП «Мишуткина И. В.», 2008. С. 20–44.
13. Правдин И. Ф. Руководство по изучению рыб. М.: Пищепромиздат, 1966. 376 с.
14. Шибаев С. В., Соколов А. В. Метод анализа ихтиоценозов малых водоемов Калининградской области на основе контрольных обловов сетными орудиями лова // Тр. ВНИРО. 2014. Т. 151. С. 158–163.
