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

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...

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Published inTurkish journal of agriculture : food science and technology Vol. 7; no. 12; pp. 2217 - 2222
Main Authors Okan Akyol, Tevfik Ceyhan, Aytaç Özgül, Faik Ozan Düzbastılar, Halil Şen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP) 01.12.2019
Subjects
ağ kafesler
balık kaçışları
deniz kültürü
ege denizi
predatör
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2148-127X
DOI:10.24925/turjaf.v7i12.2217-2222.2981