Density, Biomass and Length-Weight Relationship of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) Population in the Çoruh River Basin, North-Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

This study was conducted to determine density, biomass and length-weight relationship for brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) caught from removal method based on single-pass electro fishing. A total area of 2.176 ha was sampled and 167 fishes were caught using electro fishing between May 2012 and June 2013 in Tortumkale Stream of Çoruh River, Turkey. Mean density and biomass of brown trout were found to vary between 106-167 fish ha-1 and 4.76-10.64 kg ha-1 , respectively. The length-weight relationship exponent b values ranged from 3.0672 to 3.3158 and indicated positive allometric growth. Length-weight relationship in between stations were statistically significant (r2>0.9917, p