The purpose of the study was to provide up-to-date information on inland fisheries landings in Basrah province, Iraq. During 2020-2021, species composition, and total landings, trends at six landing locations research region were assessed. There seven cyprinids, three cichlids, mullet, two sparids silurids. foreign C. carpio, tilapias species, auratus dominated accounting for 44.2% entire catch...

The present study was aimed to detect the accumulative effect of polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) in Arabibarbus grypus collecting along Tigris River Southern Baghdad City. A total 130 specimens were taken from three sites Al-Zafaranyia City period between Summer 2020 until Spring 2021.Results statistical analysis for PAHs at S3 showed a significant increase (P ≤ 0.05) compared S1 and S2 ...

In recent decades, the amount of marine debris has increased in our oceans. As wildlife interactions with increase, so does number entangled animals, impairing normal behavior and potentially affecting survival these individuals. The current study summarizes data on two phocid species, harbor (Phoca vitulina) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), affected by Dutch waters from 2010 to 2020. findings ...

Mothers of the Atlantic grey seal, Halichoerus grypus , lactate for about 20 days, during which they do not feed and may have no access to water. Following weaning, depart sea leaving their pups unattended unfed up another 40 days. We are interested in how this lactation strategy supports pups’ rapid growth development while also preparing them long fast before independently going sea. report a...

Baltic seals are recovering after a population decline. The increasing seal stocks cause notable damage to fisheries in the Baltic Sea, with an unknown number of seals drowning in fishing gear every year. Thus, sustainable seal management requires updated knowledge of the by-catch of seals--the number of specimens that die in fishing gear. We analyse the by-catch of grey seals (Halichoerus gryp...