Abstract
Carp were sampled monthly during one and a half years in the Etang du Vaccarès, Camargue, southern France using fyke nets. Densities of carp in temporary marshes and canals were determined using rotenone. Carp is the dominant species in biomass in the fresh and brackish waters (14%0) with densities from 11–58 kg/ha in temporary marshes and up to ten times greater in the canals. Scales were used to determine age and growth of 201 carp. The relative condition factor of female and male mature and unsexed fish are not statistically different throughout the year and follow the variations of gonadal development in spring. The best predictive equation of fecundity, Log F= 7.03504 + 0.83829 log ovary weight, was found using a stepwise multiple regression. The sex‐ratio in the temporary marshes (♂ : ♀; 1.66–1.76) is greater than the general sex‐ratio of the monthly samples (0.67). The diet of carp is characterized by the presence of large numbers of seeds and the absence of large benthic invertebrates. Predation by fish‐eating birds and carnivorous fish is minimal, and the annual drying of many marshes is considered the main mortality factor., Accepted 22 July 1980
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