THE SEA OF AZOV 



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Taking into consideration the indices of repletion of the intestines and the 

 time of digestion, Okul has arrived at an index of daily food consumption 

 (the ratio of the weight of food consumed during a day to the weight of the 

 body of the fish). Taking into consideration the stock of food for plankton- 



DAILY CONSUMPTION OF FOOD 

 BY THE FISH SHOAL 



ANCHOVY 



1000 - 

 900 - 

 800 ~ 

 700 ~ 

 Q 600 ~ 

 500 - 

 400 - 



300 - 

 200 - 

 /00 - 



12000 - 



/1000 



/0000 



9000 



B000 - 

 7000 - 

 6000 - 

 5000 - 

 4000 - 

 3000 - 

 2000 - 



1000 



III IV-V VI VII VIII IX X XI XI/ I///VYVIVIIVI///XXX/X/I 



Fig. 249. Daily consumption of food by anchovy and Clupeonella in the Sea of 

 Azov. On the left-hand side consumption by individuals, on the right by the shoal 



as a whole (Okul). 



