Concentrations of some metals were determined in muscle tissue of five marine fish species
(Engraulis encrasicolus, Sarda sarda, Mullus barbatus, Trachurus mediterraneus, and …

When evaluating fishing gear catches, the focus is often on a few species as opposed to the
entire catch. In some fisheries this can lead to ignoring major part of catch composition …

Plastic production has increased exponentially, reaching up to 390 million tons worldwide in
2021 (Plastics Europe, 2022). 10% of annual plastic production is estimated to end up in the …

The study was carried out in the 2012-2016fishing seasons in the Central Black Sea coasts
of Turkey. Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna L., 1758) wereexamined in the commercial …

Demersal fish fauna of the Sea of Marmara, Turkey was determined by bottom trawl surveys
between March 2017-December 2018 at 34 stations with the monthly samplings. During the …

Rapa whelk has become significant commercially, as there is a market that makes it export-
oriented species. It has also gained special importance because of catching this species in …

This study presents 738 length-weight relationships for 242 species found in Turkish seas.
All length-weight relationships presented were collected from a total of 33 studies. These …

The aim of this study was to estimate the discards of target and non‐target species from
bottom trawlers (rhombic and 40 mm cod end mesh size nets) in the Black Sea. On‐board …

In this work, the by-catch was investigated in commercial beam trawls used in the rapa
whelk (Rapana venosa) fishery, in trials at sea between September 1, 2015 and April 30 …

The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of bycatch and discards of the purse
seine fishery in the Black Sea coastal waters of Turkey. The study was conducted during the …