%0 Journal Article %T Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of roach (Rutilus rutilus caspicus Jakowlew, 1870) from anglers' catches in the Volga river delta in 2011 %A Kostyurin Nickolay Nickolaevich %A Barabanov Vitaliy Victorovich %A Aseinov Dmitriy Dmitrievich %J Vestnik of Astrakhan State Technical University. Series: Fishing Industry %D 2012 %I %X Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of roach from catches of anglers in the Volga River delta during spring and autumn are evaluated; the volume of total harvest of recreational fishery is deter-mined. The presented materials have indicated quite a significant anthropogenic impact of recreational fishery on roach stock while the roach population is in depression. A total of 835.0 tons of roach was taken by recreational fishery in 2011, that is 35.6 % of the total allowable catch. %K roach %K recreational and sport fishing %K stock %U http://astu.org/Content/UserImages/vestnik/file/fish_2012_2/01.pdf