Records of fish and crustacean species in commercial fishing catches in Dnipro River reservoirs made during field studies іn 2011-2014

Occurrence
Latest version published by Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) on May 4, 2025 Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO)
Publication date:
4 May 2025
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

The dataset contains data on fish and crustacean species collected during field studies of commercial fisheries and comprehensive ichthyological research in the reservoirs of the Dnipro River. The dataset contains data on the findings of 21 fish species and 1 crayfish species registered during the study of catches in the specified territory, as well as information on the number of individuals, their biomass, type and parameters of fishing gear.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,228 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Maksymenko M, Buzevych I (2025). Records of fish and crustacean species in commercial fishing catches in Dnipro River reservoirs made during field studies іn 2011-2014. Version 1.0. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=commercialfishingkakhovkafishcrustaceans1&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 87bf23f0-1924-4cb5-b2fa-15f768b06ed5.  Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Occurrence; fish; commercial catches; scientific studies; research; reservoir; Ukraine; Dnipro River; Kakhovka reservoir; ichthyofauna; biodiversity; Observation

Contacts

Maksym Maksymenko
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Researcher; Senior lecturer; PhD
Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Department of study of biological resources of reservoirs; Zaporizhzhia National University
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia
UA
+38(096)3320063
Igor Buzevych
  • Originator
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Senior Research Scientist, associate member; Head of the department
National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine; Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Department of study of biological resources of reservoirs
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia
UA
Oleksii Marushchak
  • Custodian Steward
junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
01030 Kyiv
UA
0964882670

Geographic Coverage

The dataset covers the water areas of the Kakhovka, Zaporizhia (Dnipro), Kaniv and Kremenchuk reservoirs.

Bounding Coordinates South West [47.417, 32.567], North East [49.343, 35.278]

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset includes records of fish (Pisces) and crustaceans (Crustacea).

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata, Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Cypriniformes, Decapoda, Esociformes, Perciformes, Siluriformes
Family Astacidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Gobiidae, Percidae, Siluridae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2011-03-26 / 2024-07-05

Project Data

The project is aimed on collecting, digitalization and preservation of data on biodiversity records in Ukraine.

Title Preservation of Scientific Heritage of Nature Reserves and National Parks Affected by the War
Identifier 09-12-2024
Funding The project was implemented by the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group with the support of the Goethe-Institut Ukraine, part of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine

The personnel involved in the project:

Olexiy Vasyliuk

Sampling Methods

The records are presented in chronological order of description. The research was carried out by biological analysis of catches of industrial (commercial) fishing in different seasons of the year in places of fishing and reception of catches. Fish and crustaceans were removed by gillnets with a mesh size range from 36 to 130 mm and with a mesh length of up to 70 m; as well as by fishing traps - fyke nets and crawfish traps. During the research, portable devices for measuring mass and morphometric indicators, as well as photofixation tools, were used. Species identification was carried out visually.

Study Extent The dataset represents records of fish individuals caught during field studies in 2011-2024 period. The studied territory covers the water areas of the Kakhovka, Zaporizhia (Dnipro), Kaniv and Kremenchuk reservoirs. We express our gratitude to the Zaporizhia Fish Protection Patrol for technical support and assistance in conducting the study. We are sincerely grateful to the NGO "Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group" for financial support. We thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the opportunity to conduct scientific research in wartime!
Quality Control Author is fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset. Also the species are well-identified visually, giving very high reliability level when the information was obtained from the third parties.

Method step description:

  1. Conducting of field trips to study sites.
  2. Performing the studies of commercial catches of fish using the crawfish traps and fyke nets.
  3. Species identification (by visual signs).
  4. Georeferencing.
  5. Organising of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.