Description
The dataset contains data on fish species collected during scientific-research catches and conducting comprehensive ichthyological studies in the upper part of the Kakhovka reservoir. The dataset contains data on the records of 18 fish species registered during the studying of caught material in the specified area, as well as information on the number of individuals, their biomass, 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 3,685 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.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Maksymenko M, Buzevych I, Zakharchenko I (2025). Records of fish made during scientific catches in 2016-2021 in the Kakhovka reservoir. Version 1.2. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=kakhovkanetcatches2016_2021&v=1.2
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
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: b71a6701-ec26-4d1a-9d16-c04e5958de43. 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; net catches; scientific catches; research; reservoir; Ukraine; Kakhovka reservoir; former Kakhovka reservoir; ichthyofauna; biodiversity; gillnet; Observation
Contacts
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- Point Of Contact
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-1453
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- Custodian Steward
Geographic Coverage
The territory represented within the dataset covers the water area of the Kakhovka reservoir within the Zaporizhia administrative region of Ukraine.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The dataset consists exclusively of records of fish (Pisces).
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Clupeiformes, Cypriniformes, Esociformes, Perciformes, Siluriformes |
| Family | Centrarchidae, Clupeidae, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Percidae, Siluridae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2016-04-11 / 2021-05-18 |
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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 |
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| 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:
Sampling Methods
The records are presented in chronological order of description. The research was carried out by scientific fishing in places of mass spawning during April-June. Sets of graded mesh gillnets with different mesh sizes were used: 30, 36, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 mm - up to 2 units of each mesh with a mesh length of up to 70 m; as well as traps - fyke nets. Portable mass measurement devices were used. Species identification was carried out visually.
| Study Extent | The dataset represents records of fish individuals caught during field studies in 2016-2021 period. The studied territory covers the water area of the Kakhovka reservoir within the Zaporizhia district of the Zaporizhia region (near the villages of Bilenke and Lysohirka). 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! |
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| 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:
- Conducting of field trips to study sites.
- Performing the catches of fish using the gillnets and fyke nets.
- Species identification (by visual signs).
- Georeferencing.
- Organising of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | b71a6701-ec26-4d1a-9d16-c04e5958de43 |
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| https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=kakhovkanetcatches2016_2021 |