CATCH COMPOSITION IN BOTTOM TRAWL FISHERY IN THE WESTERN BLACK SEA (TURKEY)

YILDIZ T., Başkaya A., UZER U., KAHRAMAN A. E., KARAKULAK F. S.

40th CIESM CONGRESS, Marsilya, France, 28 October - 01 November 2013, pp.796

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Marsilya
  • Country: France
  • Page Numbers: pp.796
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study aims at giving the first results of the catch composition in bottom trawl fishery in the Western Black Sea.

Samples were caught by commercial trawl from the depth interval 30-100 m, in the period of October 2010 – April 2011. The most

abundant commercial species in terms of number and weight were

 

Mullus barbatus and Merlangius merlangus. Total catch

rate varied between 6.5 and 862.7 kg/h.