J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment, vol.29, no.1, pp.87-120, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
In this study, which was carried out in the Karaburun-Ildır Bay Special Environmental
Protected Area (SEPA) and adjacent waters, the diversity of marine macrofauna and the
structure of demersal assemblages were investigated. The samplings were carried out in
May 2022 and September 2022. A total of 179 species were identified (121 fish, 58
invertebrates). Penaeus pulchricaudatus, Bregmaceros nectabanus, Champsodon
nudivittis, Callionymus filamentosus and Planiliza haematocheilus are non-indigenous
species in the study area. Raja radula, Mustelus mustelus, Thunnus thynnus and
Epinephelus marginatus are among the threatened fishes in the IUCN Red List. The
analysis on demersal community showed that demersal assemblage of the shallow shelf
was different from the assemblage of the upper slope and diversity is higher on the shallow
shelf than on the upper slope. Species assemblages include commercial species such as
Merluccius merluccius, Parapenaeus longirostris, and Mullus barbatus.