Research Article

Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara

Volume: 11 Number: 3 September 30, 2025
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Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara

Abstract

A study was conducted on the abundance of sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) on the North East coast of the Marmara Sea between August-September 2023 and August-November 2024. Visual counts were conducted at 19 stations on the Anatolian side of Istanbul and 1 station in Armutlu, Yalova using ABC (mask, flippers and snorkel) at depths of 0-3 metres. The highest number of individuals in the study area in 2023 was Pendik-Yunus 1 station with an average of 5 individuals per square metre, and in 2024 the highest number of individuals was Tuzla station with an average of 18 individuals per square metre. For sustainable urchin fishery management with an ecosystem approach, the stock status of the species in the region should be known. According to the available literature, it is aimed to reach these data, which are unknown for the Marmara Sea, within the scope of this study

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Project Number

4739

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Hydrobiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

August 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 25, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Değirmen, B., & Aslan, H. (2025). Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi, 11(3), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.58626/memba.1758426
AMA
1.Değirmen B, Aslan H. Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;11(3):364-374. doi:10.58626/memba.1758426
Chicago
Değirmen, Busenaz, and Herdem Aslan. 2025. “Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus Lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara”. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi 11 (3): 364-74. https://doi.org/10.58626/memba.1758426.
EndNote
Değirmen B, Aslan H (September 1, 2025) Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi 11 3 364–374.
IEEE
[1]B. Değirmen and H. Aslan, “Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara”, MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 364–374, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.58626/memba.1758426.
ISNAD
Değirmen, Busenaz - Aslan, Herdem. “Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus Lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara”. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi 11/3 (September 1, 2025): 364-374. https://doi.org/10.58626/memba.1758426.
JAMA
1.Değirmen B, Aslan H. Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;11:364–374.
MLA
Değirmen, Busenaz, and Herdem Aslan. “Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus Lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara”. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 364-7, doi:10.58626/memba.1758426.
Vancouver
1.Busenaz Değirmen, Herdem Aslan. Abundance of the Sea Urchin (Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816) Along the Northeastern Coasts of the Sea of Marmara. MEMBA Su Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Sep. 1;11(3):364-7. doi:10.58626/memba.1758426

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