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Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea
Abstract
This study provides
some actual information about length, weight, age, and mortality rates of
Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus
mediterraneus) population in the central Black Sea in order to detect
whether fishing pressure or not. A total of 1467 specimens were monthly
collected from commercial purse-seiners, which especially landed to Sinop
fishing port between September 2016 and March 2017. A total of 109 otoliths
were used for age reading. Total length and weight of T. mediterraneus specimens were ranged from 7.1 cm to 20.3 cm
(average: 14.02±0.04 cm) and 3.2 g to 67.7 g (average: 23.8±0.19 g). The
samples were grouped densely between 12 and 15 cm and about 84% of samples in
this study were within the legal size. Length-weight
relationship was calculated as W = 0.0067 × TL3.0848 (r2
= 0.94). Age groups of horse mackerel in the central Black Sea were
between I and III. Mean lengths according to age groups were 9.9±0.36 cm, 14.1±0.11 cm and 16.7±0.13 cm, respectively. Also, von Bertalanffy Growth
Parameters were L∞ = 19.14±0.46 cm, K = 0.65 ±0.03, t0 =
-0.08±0.007 year. Mortalities (M, F and Z) and
exploitation rate (E) of T. mediterraneus
from the Central Black Sea were 0.84 year-1, 0.87 year-1,
1.712 year-1 and 0.51 year-1, respectively. The rates of
exploitation and minimum landing size indicate that there is no overfishing on T. mediterraneus population in the area
for the time being.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 3, 2018
Submission Date
June 7, 2018
Acceptance Date
July 9, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 4 Number: 2
APA
Samsun, O., Akyol, O., & Ceyhan, T. (2018). Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, 4(2), 139-145. https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU
AMA
1.Samsun O, Akyol O, Ceyhan T. Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea. TRJMMS. 2018;4(2):139-145. https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU
Chicago
Samsun, Osman, Okan Akyol, and Tevfik Ceyhan. 2018. “Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 4 (2): 139-45. https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU.
EndNote
Samsun O, Akyol O, Ceyhan T (December 1, 2018) Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 4 2 139–145.
IEEE
[1]O. Samsun, O. Akyol, and T. Ceyhan, “Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea”, TRJMMS, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 139–145, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU
ISNAD
Samsun, Osman - Akyol, Okan - Ceyhan, Tevfik. “Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences 4/2 (December 1, 2018): 139-145. https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU.
JAMA
1.Samsun O, Akyol O, Ceyhan T. Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea. TRJMMS. 2018;4:139–145.
MLA
Samsun, Osman, et al. “Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea”. Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 139-45, https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU.
Vancouver
1.Osman Samsun, Okan Akyol, Tevfik Ceyhan. Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea. TRJMMS [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;4(2):139-45. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA33WN92TU
