This study aimed to determine the catch composition and compare per unit effort (CPUE) of indigenous non-indigenous species in longline trammel net fisheries Mediterranean coasts Türkiye. The data were collected weekly from May 2020 September 2021 by commercial fishing vessels ( n = 62 days for nets, 75 longlines). results indicated that more than 90% consisted fishery Pterois miles (Bennett, 1...

Biological invasions are a human-induced environmental disturbance that can cause major changes in ecosystem structure and functioning. Located the northeastern Mediterranean basin, Aegean Sea is hotspot of biological invasions. Although presence alien species has been studied monitored, no assessment conducted on their cumulative impacts native biodiversity. To address this gap, we applied CIM...

Gobiid fishes of the genus Gobiodon live in strong association with certain reef-building corals that vary considerably in size and architecture. These fishes hence are excellent model systems for studying evolutionary adaption to specific microhabitats. Using a sample of Gobiodon histrio and G. rivulatus and their most important host corals (Acropora digitifera and A. gemmifera) from the north...

Information on the initial stages of dispersal and settlement are of great interest in understanding the dynamics of biological invasions and in designing management responses. A newly settled population of the Lessepsian rabbitfish migrant Siganus luridus, that arrived in Linosa Island (Sicily Strait) in 2000, offered a unique opportunity to examine the genetic variability of the early phase o...

Due to rapid urbanization and industrialization especially near water resources, heavy metal pollution in both inland environments have been studied all around the world. In this study, some selected metals (Al, Sr, Cd, Co, Ni and, Pb) fish species (Mullus barbatus, Solea solea, Siganus rivulatus) from three Bays (İskenderun, Mersin, Antalya North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea) were used for accumu...