Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant of global concern in marine ecosystems, notably due to its ability accumulate and concentrate food webs. Concentrations total mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg) inorganic (IHg) were assessed compared different tissues (liver, muscle, gonads) three common fish species (hake Merluccius merluccius, red mullet Mullus surmuletus, sole Solea solea) from the continental ...

The catch of large quantities sublegal-sized fish and shrimp is a pervasive feature bottom trawl fisheries, particularly in the Mediterranean demersal mixed fisheries where regulations traditionally allow small mesh sizes. To address these concerns, two net selectivity trials were carried out 2019 2020 on fishing grounds worked by fleet Spanish Mediterranean, under normal commercial operating c...

Otoliths are calcium carbonate (CaCO3) accumulations. Under the influence of different ecosystems morphological and chemical composition change. In this study, economically important two demersal fish species; European hake Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) Stripet red mullet (Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, was examined. (Sagitta) belonging to these species have been studied both chemically m...

Türkiye’de balık avı istatistikleri Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TUİK) ve T.C. Tarım Orman Bakanlığı koordinasyonunda periyodik olarak toplanıp, global istatistiklerini toplayıp, ilan eden Birleşmiş Milletler Gıda Örgütüne (FAO) raporlanmaktadır. Av miktarlarının doğruluğu konusunda tartışmalar olsa da, zaman serisi av trendlerinin güvenilir olduğu birçok araştırma ile ortaya konmuştur. Bu yüzden...