Can a Protected Area Help Improve Fish Populations under Heavy Recreation Fishing?

Freshwater protected areas are designated parts of the inland waters that restrict human activities. They were created as a mechanism to combat decline fauna and flora world. Some authors have questioned their actual effectiveness in terms purpose protecting endangered flora. We conducted an experiment Lipno reservoir Czech Republic evaluate impact protection against angling pressure on fish community. selected data from two years gill netting analyzed difference between low anthropogenic (LAI) those high (HAI) abundance, biomass, standard length, diversity indices. Three groups found prefer with pressure: 1. YOY (Young-of-the-year) perch (Perca fluviatilis), dominant young-of-the-year 2. Pike (Esox lucius), wels catfish (Silurus glanis) rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), which not HAI at all. 3. Larger individuals pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca), survived better LAI areas. factors may affect LAI, such illegal poaching or setting out food bait attract outside. Another factor can be considered is migration fish, either forage reproduce, since open reservoir. The act protective habitats for heavily exploited predatory species increase indexes. example low-impact should followed other water bodies fishing impact.