By: Department of Fisheries Malaysia

By: Department of Fisheries Malaysia
Introduction
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Putrajaya Lake is an artificial lake created by
inundating the valleys of Sungai Chuau and
Sungai Bisa
The lake construction was completed in 2002 with
a total area of 400ha.
The fisheries resource of the lake is managed by
the Perbadanan Putrajaya with the assistance of
the Department of Fisheries Malaysia.
The roles of the Department of Fisheries Malaysia
include providing technical advice, supplying fish
seedlings for public restocking and conduct
fisheries resource survey of the lake.
Fisheries Management
Activities
Restocking of native fishes
Stocking of endangered and rare
species
Prohibition of illegal fishing
Control of undesirable species (e.g.
Toman)
Routine Fish surveys
Fish Diversity in Putrajaya Lake
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Local Name
Bandaraya
Baung Sungai
Belida
Belida Bintang
Belut
Bujuk
Cermin
Flower Horn
Scientific Name
Hypostomus plecostomus
Hemibagrus bleekeri
Chitala lopis
Chitala chitala
Monopterus albus
Channa lucius
Parambassis apogonoides
Cichlid Family Hybrid
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Guppy
Haruan
Ikan Jarum
Ikan Laga
Jelawat (merah)
Kalui
Kap Kepala Besar
Kap Rumput
Kelah
Keli Afrika
Keli Bunga
Keli Kayu
Kepala Timah
Ketutu
Lampam Jawa
Lampam Siam
Poecilia reticulata
Channa striata
Xenentodon cancila
Betta spp.
Leptobarbus rubripinna
Osphronemus goramy
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Tor tambroides
Clarias gariepinus Hybrid
Clarias macrocephalus
Clarias batrachus
Aplocheilus panchax
Oxyeleotris marmorata
Barbonymus gonionotus
Barbonymus altus
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Lampam Sungai
Lee Koh
Lemasai
Pacu
Patin
Pelampung Jaring
Puyu
Rohu
Sebarau
Selat
Seluang
Sepat Ronggeng
Sepat Siam
Sepilai
Tebal Sisik
Temakang
Temoleh
Temperas
Tengalan
Tengas
Terbul
Tilan
Tilapia
Toman
Udang Galah
Red Devil chiclid
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Cyprinus carpio
Mystacoleucus marginatus
Colossoma macropomum
Pangasius pangasius
Puntius tetrazona
Anabas testudineus
Labeo rohita
Hampala macrolepidota
Notopterus notopterus
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Trichogaster trichopterus
Trichogaster pectoralis
Trichopsis vittata
Puntius binotatus
Helostoma temminkii
Probarbus jullieni
Cyclocheilichthys apogon
Puntioplites bulu
Neolissochilus soroides
Osteochilus vittatus
Mastacembelus spp.
Oreochromis mossambicus
Channa micropeltes
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Amphilophus sp.
Fish commonly found during surveys highlighted in yellow
Undesirable Fishes
Tilapia
Flowerhorn
Suckermouth Catfish
Red Devil Cichlid
Grass Carp
Giant Snakehead
Map of Putrajaya Lake
Legend:
Fishing competition location
Fish survey station
Fish Resources CPUE
CPUE weight (kg/panel/hr) vs
Time
(5pm-10pm)
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6.00
CPUE (kg/panel/hr)
5.00
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4.00
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3.00
2.00
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1.00
0.00
JUN 09
PPj A
DEC 09 MAY 10 NOV 11
PPj B
PPj C
PPj D
DEC
2012
PPj E
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A panel consists of a
set of gill nets with the
following mesh sizes:
1.5”, 2” , 2.5’, 3”, 4”,
5”, 6”
Soaking period: 5pm 10 pm
Mean catch per night:
8.6±6.7 kg per panel
Range: 1.6 - 24.9 kg
per panel
Mean: 1.72 ± 1.34 kg/panel/hr
Range: 0.33 – 4.98 kg/panel/hr
Fish Resources CPUE
CPUE weight (kg/panel/hr) vs
Time
(10 pm – 8am)
2.00
1.80
CCPUE (kg/panel/hr)
1.60
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80
Soaking period: 10pm
-8am
 Mean catch per night:
7.1±4.6 kg per panel
 Range: 1.1 - 17.4 kg
per panel
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Mean: 0.70 ± 0.46
kg/panel/hr
 Range: 0.10 – 1.74
kg/panel/hr
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0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
JUN 09
PPj A
DEC 09 MAY 10 NOV 11
PPj B
PPj C
PPj D
DEC
2012
PPj E
Fish Distribution
Lake Putrajaya Fish Abundance:
December 2012
50
45
40
No. of tails
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
PPj A
PPj B
PPj C
Station
PPj D
Lampam Sungai
Lampam Jawa
Selat
Baung Sungai
Sebarau
Others
PPj E
Fish Distribution
Lake Putrajaya Fish Abundance:
December 2012
100
50
90
45
80
40
70
35
60
30
No. of tails
No. of tails
Lake Putrajaya Fish Abundance:
November 2011
50
40
25
20
30
15
20
10
10
5
0
0
PPj A
PPj B
PPj C
Station
PPj D
PPj E
PPj A
PPj B
PPj C
Station
PPj D
Lampam Sungai
Lampam Jawa
Selat
Lampam Sungai
Lampam Jawa
Selat
Baung Sungai
Sebarau
Others
Baung Sungai
Sebarau
Others
PPj E
Public Release Program 2008 -2012
Baung, 2000
Kerai
Lampam,
4100
Public Release of Freshwater Fishes at Lake
Putrajaya
Empurau , 1000
Kalui, 200
Jelawat, 4600
Tengalan,
5400
Kelah, 5682
Temoleh,
7840
Hatchery:
- Pusat Pengembangan Akuakultur Perlok
- FRI Glami Lemi
- Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak
Lampam Sungai,
42600
3 main criteria for
choosing fish
species:
• Availability
• Suitability
• Protection status
Total: 73422
8 species
Source: Perbadanan Putrajaya
Fishing competition results - Feb
2007
2008
2010
2009
2011
2012
1st
2nd
3rd
2kg++
2kg++
1.9-2.6kg
1.8-2.9kg
4.8-6kg
Key:
Tengalan
Temoleh
Jelawat
Patin
4-7.5 kg
Fishing competition results - Sept
2007
2008
2009
2010
2.9-3.5kg
0.9-2.2kg
0.1kg++
2011
2012
7, 3, 9 kg
3, 4.8, 3.4 kg
1st
2nd
3rd
2kg++
Key:
Tengalan
Temoleh
Baung
Toman
Belida
Fishing Pressure
Fishing effort mainly from:
• sanctioned fishing competitions
• illegal fishing
• occasional scientific surveys
• removal of undesirable fish
Challenges and prospects for
scientific studies
Carrying capacity of lake for fisheries
 Effectiveness of public release programs
 Release of foreign species by the public
 Migration of fishes in/out the lake?
Invasive species, breeding seasons
 Fishing pressure vs. protection of
important fish species
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Suggestion and
Recommendation
A better lake research and monitoring
program – periodical data is needed
 Involvement of local universities in
fisheries study of Putrajaya Lake
 Closure of Putrajaya Lake to fishing
activities during normal days (except
during annual fishing competitions)
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Acknowledgement
Perbadanan Putrajaya for assistance
given during fish surveys and for
providing fisheries related information of
Putrajaya Lake.
 Fisheries resource surveys were
conducted by staff from FRI GL:
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 Mr. Mustafa, Mr. Ghani, Mr. Hassanal & Mr.
Rashidi
Thank you