Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Lakes by Fish Harvest

Abstract
Phosphorus (P) made up 0.3–0.5% of the wet weight of four species of fish. Nitrogen (N) accounted for a further 2.4–2.9%. If the maximum annual yield of fish was harvested from the lakes studied, less than 1% of the phosphorus and nitrogen entering the lake would be removed. On the basis of our data fish harvest would apparently not significantly slow nor reverse the process of eutrophication.

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