Seasonal variations in wild fish aggregation near sea-cage fish farms in the Turkish Aegean Sea

• Published in: Aquaculture reports Vol. 18; p. 100478
• Main Authors: Akyol, Okan, Özgül, Aytaç, Düzbastılar, F. Ozan, Şen, Halil, Ortiz de Urbina, José M., Ceyhan, Tevfik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Abundance; Biomass; Fish diversity; Mediterranean; Visual census; Visual census; Mediterranean; Abundance; Fish diversity; Biomass

•Sparids, Carangids and Mugilids have greatest fish diversity beneath sea cages.•Boops boops is the most abundant fish species beneath sea cages.•Wild fish diversity is highest in summer lowest in winter.•Wild fish diversity increases towards to South. This study sought to determine seasonal variati...