The structure and dynamics of commercial catches from inland waters of Romania in 2008-2018

Abstract

Romania's hydrographic network is 843710 ha, which represents over 3.5% of the total area of the country. In this paper are presented the quantitative and qualitative structure of the commercial fish catches in the inland waters of Romania during the period 2008 - 2018. The natural water basins constituting the national public domain and in which legal fishing takes place are: Danube, Danube Delta, the complex lake Razim - Sinoie, reservoirs, Prut and Siret. The processed data come from data reported by economic agents authorized to practice the commercial fishing to the National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture. The catches recorded in continental waters from our country during the 2080 - 2018 period varied as follows: the smallest quantity was registered in 2010 (2457 tonnes) and the largest quantity was recorded in 2016 (3868.51 tonnes). The main species captured in Romania's inland waters in the 2008 - 2018 period were the following: prussian carp (41.74%), freshwater bream (11.66%), pontic shad (10.53%), roach (6.77%), carp (5.46%), wels catfish (5.01%), pike-perch (4.28%), northern pike (3.88%).