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Mortalities and Exploitation Rate of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Central Black Sea

Volume: 4 Number: 2 December 3, 2018
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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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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Osman Samsun This is me
Türkiye

Okan Akyol
Türkiye

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

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