COMMON CARP (CYPRINUS CARPIO L.) PRODUCTION IN CYPRINID FISH BREEDING FACILITIES IN PELAGONIA (BITOLA, MACEDONIA)

The most common fish that are grown in cyprinid fish breeding facilities is common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). The aim of this study was to determine the production of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) in cyprinid fish breeding facilities in Pelagonia (Bitola, Macedonia) in a period of three years. Except main goal, other purposes are inevitably associated with carp production and these are determination of: food consumption for carp production in a period of three years for each fish pond separately; facilities for carp production that were used in each fish pond separately; fish stock material (one-year and two-year old carp) that was used for carp production in a period of three years for each fish pond separately. In order to investigate it, analysis of carp production were made in the two largest fish breeding facilities in Pelagonia (Bitola, Macedonia): fish pond Bel Kamen - Žabeni and fish pond Bukri. Investigations were carried out in a period of three years, from 2011 to 2013. Carp production in fish pond Bel Kamen - Žabeni is almost doubled (156.720 kg) compared with the fish pond Bukri (82.619 kg), which is normal, because of different ambient conditions and difference in capacity (ha) of these two ponds which is almost double. In fish pond Bel Kamen ? Žabeni, food consumption (771.050 kg) is almost double compared to food consumed in fish pond Bukri (347.620 kg), during the examined period of three years.