Population structure, growth, length-weight relationship, mortality and stock size of tench, Tinca tinca (L.), was studied in Lake Beys¸ehir, Turkey in 2005. Totals of 3360 tench (1865 males; 1795 females) were captured with gill-and trammel-nets of various mesh sizes. Male to female ratio was 1.04 : 1. The study covered length year classes. Fork lengths and total weights ranged from 9 to 37 cm and 13 to 815 g. For all individuals, the von Bertalanffy growth equation and lengthweight relationship were L t = 54.2[1)exp()0.1350(t + 1.0281)] and W = 0.0151 L 2.9993 , respectively. Growth performance index and mean condition factor of the tench population were 2.598 and 1.513, respectively. Mortality rates were Z = 1.97 year )1 , M = 0.29 year )1 and F = 1.68 year )1 for total, natural, and fishing mortality, respectively. The exploitation rate was E = 0.85, and the percentage of surviving fish was 13.9%. Tench stock was assessed as about 6-7 million individuals and 1450-1500 tonnes in biomass. It was determined that maximum sustainable yield could be obtained with an 80% level of the current fishing effort.
Efficiencies of different trammel net types on capture of tench, Tinca tinca L. were investigated in Lake Beyşehir in Turkey between April 1998 and August 1999. Nets with an inner wall of monofilament and outer walls of multifilament (type A) were more efficient than the other net types (type B, monofilament inner and outer walls; type C, multifilament inner wall and monofilament outer walls; and D, multifilament inner and outer walls). Type A nets were 2.08, 1.79 and 1.08 times more effective than the types D, C and B for catching tench. Monofilament inner walls of trammel nets were on average 1.85 times more effective than multifilament inner walls. No significant difference in catching efficiency of monofilament and multifilament outer walls was found (P>0.05). The average size of tench caught in monofilament trammel nets was higher than those caught in multifilament trammel nets, although not significantly different.
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