Understanding the Impact of Environmental Variability on Anchovy Overwintering Migration in the Black Sea and its Implications for the Fishing Industry
Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science
Year: 2017

Black Sea anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) undertake extensive overwintering migrations every fall from nursery grounds to warmer overwintering areas located on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea. During migration and particularly upon arrival at the Anatolian coast, they support an important fishery and valuable source of income for regional communities. Black Sea anchovy have undergone significant stock fluctuations partly related to climatic conditions; for example, migrating anchovy sc