Effect of depth and Season on Catch Composition and Discard Rate in Gillnet Fishery in the South-eastern Coast of the Black Sea
Journal: Acta Aquatica Turcica
Year: 2020

Effects of depth and season on species composition of catch and discard rate in the gillnet fishery on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea was investigated in this study. for this purpose, fishing trials were carried out in the four different depth strata (0-14 m, 15-29 m, 30-49 m and 50 m≥) using multifilament gilnets with mesh sizes of 32, 34, 36 and 38 mm, from March 2013 to February 2014. In the fishing trials, a total of 2506 individuals (133.729 g) belongs to eight fish species were o