Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture

BODY CONDITION DYNAMICS OF PONTIC SHAD (ALOSA IMMACULATA BENNETT, 1835) DURING SPAWNING MIGRATION IN THE LOWER DANUBE (RIVER KM 133 – 197), 2020–2025

The Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata), an ecologically and commercially important anadromous species of the Danube–Black Sea basin, undergoes spawning migration under variable hydroclimatic conditions. This study assessed the evolution of body condition during spawning migration in...