Research Article

Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey

Volume: 3 Number: 1 November 1, 2017
  • Osman Samsun
  • Okan Akyol
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Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey

Abstract

This study provides some actual information such as length, weight, age and mortality rates of whiting population in the Central Black Sea in order to detect whether fishing pressure or not. A total of 1495 whitings from the Central Black Sea were monthly collected from commercial coastal gillnet and bottom trawl fisheries, which have landed at Sinop fishing ports between September 2016 and January 2017. Total length and weight of whiting specimens were ranged from 8.8 cm to 22.8 cm (average: 14.97 ±0.04 cm), and 5.3 g to 83.2 g (average: 27.4 ±0.25 g). The samples grouped densely between 13 and 16 cm length. In this study, 89% of all samples are over legal size. The LWR equation was W = 0.0113 × TL2.8656 (R2= 0.9243). Age groups of whiting in the Central Black Sea were between I and IV. Mean lengths according to age groups (I, II, III and IV) were 13.7 ±0.23, 15.9 ±0.08, 18.2 ±0.16 and 21.6 ±0.34, respectively. Also, von Bertalanffy Growth Parameters were L∞ = 28.69 cm, K = 0.21 year-1, t0 = -1.91 year-1. Mortalities (M, F and Z) and exploitation rate (E) of whiting from the Central Black Sea were 0.502 year-1, 0.468 year-1, 0.970 year-1 and 0.48 year-1, respectively. The rates of exploitation and minimum landing size indicate that there is no overfishing on whiting population in the area for the time being.

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Osman Samsun This is me

Okan Akyol This is me

Publication Date

November 1, 2017

Submission Date

November 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Samsun, O., & Akyol, O. (2017). Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, 3(1), 20-26. https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG
AMA
1.Samsun O, Akyol O. Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey. TRJMMS. 2017;3(1):20-26. https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG
Chicago
Samsun, Osman, and Okan Akyol. 2017. “Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius Merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 3 (1): 20-26. https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG.
EndNote
Samsun O, Akyol O (November 1, 2017) Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 3 1 20–26.
IEEE
[1]O. Samsun and O. Akyol, “Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey”, TRJMMS, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 20–26, Nov. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG
ISNAD
Samsun, Osman - Akyol, Okan. “Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius Merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 3/1 (November 1, 2017): 20-26. https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG.
JAMA
1.Samsun O, Akyol O. Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey. TRJMMS. 2017;3:20–26.
MLA
Samsun, Osman, and Okan Akyol. “Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius Merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, vol. 3, no. 1, Nov. 2017, pp. 20-26, https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG.
Vancouver
1.Osman Samsun, Okan Akyol. Exploitation Rate of Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Central Black Sea, Turkey. TRJMMS [Internet]. 2017 Nov. 1;3(1):20-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87UE45CG

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