The State of Black Sea Fisheries: Evaluation of the Anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus Fisheries
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Maritime and Marine Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
In this study, fisheries statistics were investigated in the Black Sea from 1950 to 2014 and the history and current state of especially anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus fishery were evaluated. Catch statistics of countries were taken from “www.seaaroundus.org” and FAO fisheries statistics. As known, fish stocks in the Black Sea are shared among the bordering countries. Results of the study showed that the most annual catch was caught obtained by Turkey with mean 200200 tons yr-1 since 1950. This country was followed by Georgia (41900 tons), Russia Federation (40900 tons), Ukraine (23200 tons), Romania (1300 tons) and Bulgaria (100 tons), respectively. Total fish landings in the Black Sea were around 400000 tons yr-1 in the 1950s and 600000 tons yr-1 in the 1960s and 70s. It reached about 1.4 million tons yr-1 in the 1980s, with the development of the small pelagic fishery in the area. Then, they fell sharply to less than 500000 tons yr-1 in 1991. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the annual total catch was around 800000 tons yr-1. Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) is distributed over the whole the Black Sea and its mean annual catch was average 74500 tons yr-1 in the 1950s. Although, anchovy catch rose sharply 586800 tons yr-1 in the 1980s, it decreased 346900 tons yr-1 in the 1990s and 469200 tons yr-1 in the 2000s. During 1950-2010, the proportion of Turkey in the mean anchovy catch was 63.9%. Proportions of the other riparian countries were 14.5, 13.7, 7.4, 0.4 and 0.1% for Georgia, Russia Federation, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria, respectively.
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İsmet BALIK
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