On the Reasons of Fish Escapes from Sea-cage Farms in the Aegean Sea

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v7i12.2217-2222.2981

Keywords:

Mariculture, Sea-cages, Fish escapes, Aegean sea, Predator

Abstract

A total of 48 randomly selected fish farms from the coasts of Izmir and Muğla, Aegean Sea were visited face-to-face interviewing with fish farmers and a total of 329 coastal fishermen, catches around the sea-cage fish farms between July 2015 and July 2017. We asked them the reasons for fish escapes from sea-cage fish farms. Answers were concerning with the predator attacks, storms, biting of cage-nets by reared fish and seabirds, slits of the nets, drop during transfer, etc.

Published

15.12.2019

How to Cite

Akyol, O., Ceyhan, T., Özgül, A., Düzbastılar, F. O., & Şen, H. (2019). On the Reasons of Fish Escapes from Sea-cage Farms in the Aegean Sea. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 7(12), 2217–2222. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v7i12.2217-2222.2981

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Section

Research Paper