The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Banja Luka is participating in the implementation of the project “Program for the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Republic of Srpska.”

The main task of developing the Medium-Term Fisheries Development Program is to provide the user of fishing rights with insight into the actual state of fishing waters through physical-chemical and biological characteristics of water, as well as the state of ichthyofauna in qualitative and quantitative terms. At the same time, these investigations provide information on the possibilities of annual fish production per unit area or length of the stream, as well as the quantity of fish that can be caught during one year with fishing and fishery protection. Based on the results, measures are taken to protect the fishing zone, or certain parts within it, measures aimed at increasing the degree of production, and increasing the possibilities of the fishing zone through stocking. In the previous period, research was conducted in the basins of the Sava, Una, Bosna, and Ukrina rivers, and field research during 2024 is being conducted in the basins of the Neretva and Trebišnjica rivers. The research and program development are led by Prof. Dr. Radoslav Dekić.

Text author: Prof. Dr. Radoslav Dekić, project coordinator