Investigating Freshwater Mullet Fisheries in Tunisian Reservoirs: Future Development Prospects
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Mullet Production
3.2. Correlation between the Introduced Fry and the Harvested Mullet
3.3. Numerical and Weight Yield
3.4. Population Status
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mili, S.; Ennouri, R.; Fatnassi, M.; Agrebi, S.; Louiz, I.; Khattab, Y.; Hedfi, A.; Ben Ali, M.; Laouar, H. Investigating Freshwater Mullet Fisheries in Tunisian Reservoirs: Future Development Prospects. Water 2023, 15, 2554. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142554
Mili S, Ennouri R, Fatnassi M, Agrebi S, Louiz I, Khattab Y, Hedfi A, Ben Ali M, Laouar H. Investigating Freshwater Mullet Fisheries in Tunisian Reservoirs: Future Development Prospects. Water. 2023; 15(14):2554. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142554
Chicago/Turabian StyleMili, Sami, Rym Ennouri, Manel Fatnassi, Siwar Agrebi, Ibtissem Louiz, Yassir Khattab, Amor Hedfi, Manel Ben Ali, and Houcine Laouar. 2023. "Investigating Freshwater Mullet Fisheries in Tunisian Reservoirs: Future Development Prospects" Water 15, no. 14: 2554. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142554