dc.contributor.author | Ünal, Vahdet | |
dc.contributor.author | Göncüoğlu, Huriye | |
dc.contributor.author | Durgun, Denizcan | |
dc.contributor.author | Tosunoğlu, Zafer | |
dc.contributor.author | Deval, Mehmet Cengiz | |
dc.contributor.author | Turan, Cemal | |
dc.date.accessioned | 12.07.201910:50:10 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-12T22:07:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 12.07.201910:50:10 | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-12T22:07:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Unal, V., Goncuoglu, H., Durgun, D., (...), Deval, M.C., Turan, C. (2015). Silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), causes a substantial economic losses in the Turkish Mediterranean coast: A call for decision makers. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 45(3), 231-237. doi: 10.3750/AIP2015.45.3.02 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0137-1592 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1734-1515 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2015.45.3.02 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12508/928 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000363424700002 | en_US |
dc.description | Science Citation Index Expanded | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background. While some Lessepsian species provide economic benefits for Mediterranean fisheries, others cause economic losses. Lagocephalus sceleratus known as silver-cheeked toadfish poses a great risk to human health if consumed economic losses for fishers by damaging their fishing gears. This study aims to determine the socio-economic impact of silver-cheeked toadfish, with regards to its impact on biodiversity and socio-economic factors for small-scale fisheries. Materials and methods. Face-to-face interviews were completed with a total of 261 fishers from Izmir in the Middle Aegean region to Hatay in the Eastern Mediterranean region, to determine the problems arising from the presence of silver-cheeked toadfish species in the ecosystem and the resulting associated economic losses for a 1-year from 1 January to 30 December 2011. The elements, which should be taken into account in calculating silver-cheeked toadfish related economic losses, are related to fishing gear, labour and the associated losses in catches. However, losses associated with silver-cheeked toadfish predation were beyond the scope of this study. Results. Almost all fishers (91%) agree that silver-cheeked toadfish is a major problem, 82% believe that silver -cheeked toadfish negatively affects biodiversity, and 89% believe it lowers efficiency of their catches. Calculated silver-cheeked toadfish related losses were: 1300 TRY**. (approximate to 442 EUR) per year, per fisherman; 263 296 TRY (approximate to 89 521 EUR) per year, in total, for the interviewed fi shers (261), and 204 fi shers suffered economic losses relating to this species; which caused total losses of 6 033 577 TRY (approximate to 2 051 416 EUR) per year in total for the 4719 fi shers, which were 78% of all fi shers (6051) in the study area. Two-thirds of the study respondents think that the most effective way to battle this problem would be to try to eliminate this species from Turkish waters. Among them, 32% of the fi shers believe the most suitable gear to eliminate L. sceleratus from the marine ecosystem is the purse seine and 61% consent to fish L. sceleratus for 4 TRY each as a target species. Conclusion. To start a bounty system and a premium payment for each pufferfish caught will both help to reduce negative impact of the species on the ecosystem and provide an extra income for the fishers. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Scientific Society of Szczecin | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.3750/AIP2015.45.3.02 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Lessepsian Species | en_US |
dc.subject | Pufferfish | en_US |
dc.subject | Economic Impact | en_US |
dc.subject | Socio-Economics | en_US |
dc.subject | Bounty | en_US |
dc.subject | Small-Scale Fisheries | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Mediterranean Sea | Actinopterygii | Blue crab | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Fisheries | Zoology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | sea | en_US |
dc.subject.other | gmelin | en_US |
dc.title | Silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), causes a substantial economic losses in the Turkish Mediterranean coast: A call for decision makers | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | İskenderun Teknik Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.contributor.authorID | 0000-0001-9584-0261 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 45 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 231 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 237 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.contributor.isteauthor | Turan, Cemal | |
dc.relation.index | Web of Science (ESCI) - Scopus | en_US |
dc.cont.department-temp | [Unal, Vahdet; Goncuoglu, Huriye; Tosunoglu, Zafer] Ege Univ, Fac Fisheries, Izmir, Turkey; [Durgun, Denizcan] Ege Univ, Fac Agr, Izmir, Turkey; [Deval, Mehmet Cengiz] Akdeniz Univ, Fac Fisheries, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey; [Turan, Cemal] Iskenderun Tech Univ, Fac Marine Sci & Technol, Iskenderun, Turkey | en_US |