Evaluation of morphological indicators of the first mature sturgeon females from eggs in artificial conditions

Sturgeon species of fish are a unique branch of the relict fish fauna. Species biodiversity, features of biology, a wide range, nutritional value, all taken together, made it possible to distinguish this group of fish in an independent direction-sturgeon breeding. In the last century, Russia accounted for up to 90% of the world’s stocks of these fish species. According to the number and species composition of sturgeon, the Caspian basin occupied a dominant position. Nevertheless, over the past 15-20 years, there has been a landslide undermining of the unique stocks of sturgeon fish in this reservoir. The main reason for the reduction of sturgeon stocks is the excess of the removal of populations over their replenishment. Against this unfavorable background, it became necessary to form broodstock in order to compensate for the decreasing number of wild breeders. To solve this problem, two main directions have been formed in sturgeon breeding – the domestication of wild fish and the cultivation of mature breeders in artificial conditions on the principle of “from eggs to eggs”. In the article, fish-biological and physiological indices of the first mature females of beluga grown in the natural background annual dynamics of water-medium temperature by the principle “from eggs to eggs”.