INVESTIGATION OF THE GROWTH PROPERTIES OF PIKE (Esox lucius L., 1758) IN KAPULUKAYA DAM LAKE

Abstract

This study is related to the investigation of the growth properties of pike (Esox lucius L., 1758) in Kapulukaya Dam Lake. There were 328 fish caught between November 2002 – October 2003 ranging between I - VII years of age. Von Bertalanffy growth equations for the females and males were found as Lt = 1678.98 (1 – e – 0.045 ( t + 4.25 ) ), and Lt = 803.18 (1 – e – 0.142 ( t + 3.09 ) ). Length-weight relations for the females and males were W = 0.00004532 × L 2.7105 and W = 0.00023207 × L 2.4372. The condition factor for the general population was found as 0.806