CURRENT STATE OF COMMERCIAL ICHTHYOFAUNA OF THE KAKHOVKA RESERVOIR

There is examined the current biological state of fish populations, which consist the base of commercial harvest in the Kakhovka reservoir. There are analyzed basic trends, which characterize the change of age structure of exploited populations and repartition of catches by mesh size in fishing gears. There are assessed dynamics of commercial stocks recruitment and formation of fish base for commercial harvest. There are proposed optimization ways for commercial exploitation of the Kakhovka reservoir.