Pastoral aquaculture in the reservoirs of the Kuban basin

The article provides calculations and recommendations for fisheries development and improvement of fish productivity of reservoirs in the Kuban basin. The taxonomic composition of water biological resources has been studied and the natural bio-production potential of some reservoirs in the South of Russia has been determined. It is proposed for the purpose of pastoral aquaculture to produce directed formation of the ichthyofauna of reservoirs by yearlings Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, Ctenopharyngodon idella, and as anaddition Cyprinus carpio, Mylopharyngodon piceus, Liza haematocheila with an individual mass not less than 25-30 g, which will allow rational use of forage resources of aquatic ecosystems