Aspects of ecology of Owena reservoirs: implication on fish production

Oke, O.O. and Eyo, A.A. (1999) Aspects of ecology of Owena reservoirs: implication on fish production. In: 13th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) , 3-8 November 1996 , New Bussa, Nigeria.

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Abstract

The article gives physical description of Owana reservoir, Nigeria. The reservoir was chemically and thermally stratified partial mixing of the water was observed during the rains. The concentration of major ions in the water showed distinct peculiarities. The captions (Na super(+), K super(+)Ca super(H),Ca super(Z), Mg super(++)) SO sub(4) super(2-) were relatively low. The water had high dissolved oxygen, it was acidic and also had low values of alkalinity, conductivity and total dissolved solids. About 61 plankton taxa belonging to 21 species were identified. The reservoir supports a commercial fishery of about fifteen fishermen with about fifteen species of fish caught daily with the aid of traps set and cast nets. Effective management of the lake will enhance fish production

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