Harvestable Size of Indian Major Carp (Cirrhinus mrigala, Ham. 1822) in Vallabhsagar Reservoir, Gujarat (India)

The present paper the harvestable size of Indian major carp, mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala, Ham. 1822)from Vallabhsagar reservoir (Gujarat) was described and scale samples were collected during March to August 2013. Results shows that age classes (1+, 2+, 3+, 4+, 5+, 6+) and length (27.08 cm, 38.18 cm, 46.79 cm, 53.30 cm, 62.83, 71.40 cm) were observed. The results revealed that mrigal from Vallabhsagar can be harvested at +1 to +2 year of age at the length range 27.08 cm to 38.18cm. Such kind of study on Indian major carp (mrigal)from Vallabhsagar reservoir (Gujarat) was attempted and such information would be helpful to increase the biomass production of fishes and help to manage the water body tomaintain the sustainability.