Population Dynamics of the Common Carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i> L. 1758) Stock in Lake Arekit, Ethiopia: Implications for Management and Conservation

<div>Length frequency distribution output from FISAT with superimposed growth curves for <i>C</i>. <i>carpio</i> in Lake Arekit. (<svg height="11.927pt" id="M53" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 18.4041 11.927" width="18.4041pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M541 160L512 170C485 116 462 88 439 67C411 41 376 35 318 35C272 35 238 37 224 48C207 61 205 85 212 121L290 533C305 611 308 615 391 622L397 650H139L133 622C217 615 221 612 206 533L126 118C111 41 103 34 23 26L17 0H474C489 31 528 124 541 160Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.294,3.132)"><path d="M1000 227C1000 351 905 451 780 451C658 451 590 380 530 279C465 385 388 451 261 451C168 451 38 376 38 210C38 98 121 -12 261 -12C381 -12 448 59 508 160C573 53 652 -12 780 -12C879 -12 1000 64 1000 227ZM485 199C434 109 370 25 271 25C188 25 133 117 133 241C133 355 189 414 249 414C357 414 426 302 485 199ZM903 204C903 70 852 25 790 25C681 25 611 136 552 240C603 330 669 414 768 414C855 414 903 321 903 204Z"></path></g></svg> = 51.45 cm; <i>K</i> = 1.1 yr<sup>−1</sup>). (Note. Black bars represent maximum monthly-based frequencies, white represents minimum monthly-based frequencies, and blue lines represent growth curves).</div>

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

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Figure 4: Population Dynamics of the Common Carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i> L. 1758) Stock in Lake Arekit, Ethiopia: Implications for Management and Conservation 

Figure 4 | Population Dynamics of the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L. 1758) Stock in Lake Arekit, Ethiopia: Implications for Management and Conservation 