The recent capture of Bregmaceros nectabanus (Bregmacerotidae) from purse-seine fishery in Izmir Bay, NE Aegean Sea

Nutrient Fluxes and Their Dynamics in the Inner Izmir Bay Sediments (Eastern Aegean Sea)

Mercury Accumulation and Speciation in Red Mullet (mullus Barbatus) and Annular Sea Bream (diplodus Annularis) from Izmir Bay (eastern Aegean)

Total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations were investigated in two different species from the Izmir Bay. The levels of THg and MeHg in fish tissue, ranging from 4.4 to 221.4 μg THg kg and 3.8-194.8 μg MeHg kg (wet wt.), varied according to sampling point and season. The results indicate that none of the fish analysed was ≥ 0.500 μg g for THg and ≥ 0.300 μg g for MeHg and nor d...

Growth and feeding habits of the brown comber, Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea

Age, growth and diet of brown comber, Serranus hepatus, were determined from specimens collected in Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea. Total length ranged from 5.20 to 11.70 cm, while weight varied between 1.89 and 24.97 g. The length-weight relationship was W=0.0157*L2.998. Age was determined by otolith readings, where a maximum age of 4 years was observed. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters were estim...

Summary Information on Whale Shark and Cetacean Interactions in the Tropical Wcpfc Purse Seine Fishery

The catch composition of the beach seine fishery in southeast of the Caspian Sea (Case study: Golestan Province)

The beach seine fishery is performed regularly along Iranian coasts of the Caspian Sea. The aim of the present study was to determinate of the species composition of beach seine fishery in Golestan Province. Due to the extent of fisheries cooperatives in the study area 7 cooperatives was selected, namely Magtymguly, Niyaz Abad, Yashar, Shayan Aydin, Golestan, Charqly, Norgolestan and Nemune. S...