PRODUCTIVITY AND SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT FISHES OF GOBINDSAGAR RESERVOIR.

Abstract

Fishing experiments with gill nets were carried out at
different centres of Gobindsagar reservoir through the years
1964-70. The seasonal abundance of main species of fishes and
their zone of distribution were studied. Labeo diplostoma, Labeo
bata, Barbus tor and Mystus seenghala are the main fish species
of the reservoir. The abundance of the above species were
observed to be the highest towards the Lunkhar arm of the
reservoir.