
Journal of Fish Biology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 103(6), С. 1463 - 1475
Опубликована: Авг. 29, 2023
Brackish water ecosystems often have high primary production, intermediate salinities, and fluctuating physical conditions therefore provide challenging environments for many of their inhabitants. This is especially true the Baltic Sea, which a large body brackish under strong anthropogenic influence. One freshwater species that able to cope these in northern Sea vendace (Coregonus albula), small salmonid fish. Here, we review current knowledge its ecology fishery this environment. The literature shows that, by competing resources with other planktivores being an important prey range larger species, C. albula plays notable role ecosystem. It also sustains significant fisheries coastal waters Sweden Finland. We identify need better understand populations terms predator-prey interactions, distributions anadromous sea spawning putative (eco)morphs, extent gene exchange between populations, effects climate change on future. In regard, recommend strengthening albula-related research management efforts improved collaboration coordination institutions, governmental agencies, fishers, as well harmonization policies across national borders.
Язык: Английский