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Capture of a Rare Smoothback Angelshark Squatina oculata (Squatinidae) in Turkish 2 Waters, with Updated Records from the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 38 - 45, 12.04.2023
https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1281611

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The authors report on the capture of a specimen of smoothback angelshark Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 from Turkish marine waters. The specimen measured 720 mm in total length and
was caught by means of a commercial purse-seiner at a depth of 60 m. The species appeared to be sporadically caught in the area and the eastern Mediterranean Sea, however, the size diversity of recorded specimens shows the species still occurred in the region. Although the smoothback angel shark is listed as a protected species according to Turkish Marine Fisheries Act, a management
plan should be integrated with local fisheries to preserve the species from extirpation throughout its distribution range in Turkish seas.

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 38 - 45, 12.04.2023
https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1281611

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Okan Akyol This is me 0000-0001-7738-2156

Tülin Çoker This is me 0000-0003-4956-3579

Hatice Betül Toprak This is me 0000-0003-2350-9929

Christian Capapé This is me 0000-0002-6630-2728

Publication Date April 12, 2023
Submission Date December 14, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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APA Akyol, O., Çoker, T., Toprak, H. B., Capapé, C. (2023). Capture of a Rare Smoothback Angelshark Squatina oculata (Squatinidae) in Turkish 2 Waters, with Updated Records from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Natural and Engineering Sciences, 8(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1281611

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