FI:TCP/TUR/8853
Field Document
August 1989

TURKEY
APPRAISAL OF THE STURGEON AND SEATROUT FISHERIES AND PROPOSALS FOR A REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

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T E C H N I C A L   C O O P E R A T I O N   P R O G R A M M E

Report prepared for the project Sturgeon and seatrout fisheries development

based on the work of

D. Edwards and S. Doroshov
Consultants


This report was prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1989


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE

2. CURRENT STATUS OF STURGEON AND SEATROUT STOCK

3. IMPORTANT RIVERS FOR SEATROUT AND STURGEON SPAWNING

3.1 Seatrout

3.2 Sturgeon

4. POTENTIAL HATCHERY SITES

4.1 Seatrout

4.2 Sturgeon

5. LOGISTICS AND MANAGEMENT OF A SEATROUT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME

6. PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND OPERATING A STURGEON HATCHERY

7. RESEARCH WORK REQUIRED IN ADVANCE OF THE STOCK ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME

7.1 Seatrout

8. LIST OF TASKS NECESSARY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SEATROUT AND STURGEON HATCHERIES

8.1 Seatrout

8.2 Sturgeon

Appendix 1: List of Imported Equipment Required for the Seatrout Hatchery

Appendix 2: Estimated Costs of Imported Equipment Required for the Sturgeon Hatchery

LIST OF TABLES

1. Average monthly flow rates (m3/sec) in the Yesilimak and Kizilimak Rivers during the years both before and after the construction of dams

2. Summary of data on average water flow rates in rivers selected as possible locations for seatrout hatchery building

LIST OF FIGURES

1. Annual sturgeon landing in Turkey

2. Map showing the locations of Turkish Black Sea rivers important for the reproduction of sturgeons, together with existing and proposed hydro-electric schemes

3. Map showing Turkish Black Sea rivers important for the reproduction of seatrout, together with existing and proposed hydro-electric power projects