2024 Ecosystem Transformation 7 (2), 49-71

Long-term dynamics of fish populations in lakes of the “Russian North” National Park

Borisov M.Ya , Konovalov A.F. , Tropin N.Yu., Ignashev A.A., Popeta E.S., Neporotovskii S.A.

The work presents the integrated data on fish populations from 53 lakes of the “Russian
North” National Park for a 120-year period. A total of 26 fish species from 7 orders and 8 families were
recorded. In each of the studied reservoirs, from 1 to 25 species of fish were identified. Large lakes
(Siverskoye, Zaulomskoye, Nikolskoye, Borodaevskoye, Ferapontovskoye, Blagoveshchenskoye,
Tatarovskoye, and Kishemskoye) demonstrated the richest composition of fish populations. For the last
100 years, silver bream, pikeperch, sabrefish, chub, asp, zope, carp, and rudd entered the lakes from
the River Sheksna and later from the Sheksna Reservoir through the canals of the Northern Dvina lock
system. Because of deterioration of habitats and breeding conditions, smelt and whitefish disappeared
from the water bodies at all. Inexpediency of a ban on industrial fishing in the lakes of the specially
protected natural areas was substantiated.

M. Ya. Borisov
Vologda Branch of FSBSI “VNIRO” (“VologodNIRO”)
ul. Levicheva 5, Vologda, 160012 Russia

Ph.D. in Biology, leading researcher
myaborisov@mail.ru

Alexander Fyodorovich Konovalov
Vologda Branch of FSBSI “VNIRO” (“VologodNIRO”)
ul. Levicheva 5, Vologda, 160012 Russia

Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor, deputy head of the branch
alexander-konovalov@yandex.ru

Nikolay Yurievich Tropin
Vologda Branch of FSBSI “VNIRO” (“VologodNIRO”)
ul. Levicheva 5, Vologda, 160012 Russia

Ph.D. in Biology, senior researcher

Andrey Alekseevich Ignashev
Vologda Branch of FSBSI “VNIRO” (“VologodNIRO”)
ul. Levicheva 5, Vologda, 160012 Russia

senior specialist

Evgeniy Sergeevich Popeta
Vologda Branch of FSBSI “VNIRO” (“VologodNIRO”)
ul. Levicheva 5, Vologda, 160012 Russia

specialist

Sergey Aleksandrovich Neporotovskii
Vologda Branch of FSBSI “VNIRO” (“VologodNIRO”)
ul. Levicheva 5, Vologda, 160012 Russia

specialist

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