EFFICIENCY OF FORMATION AND EXPLOITATION OF CHINESE CARPS IN THE KAKHOVKA RESERVOIR

There have been examined results of works on introduction of Chinese carps into the Kakhovka reservoir from the point of view of their commercial stock formation. There has been analyzed the dynamics of structural-functional indices of commercial stocks of the introduced species and determined actual coefficients of the commercial return. A conclusion was made about sharp decline of efficiency of works on artificial propagation of ichthyofauna during last years.