The Study of External Pathologies in Fish of the South‐Western Coast of the Black Sea
Journal: South of Russia ecology development
Year: 2020

Aim . The aim of our investigation was to study the possibility of using the visual pathologies of fish as biomarkers of pollution to identify those fish species most sensitive in this way as biological monitors in assessing the ecological state of Sevastopol waters. Material and Methods . 461 specimens of eleven common species of fish from the waters of Sevastopol were subjected to external examination and dissection in 2018. A semi‐quantitative gradation of the identified pathologies was condu