SILVER-CHEEKED TOADFISH, LAGOCEPHALUS SCELERATUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: TETRAODONTIFORMES: TETRAODONTIDAE), CAUSES A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC LOSSES IN THE TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN COAST: A CALL FOR DECISION MAKERS

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ÜNAL V., Goncuoglu H., Durgun D., TOSUNOĞLU Z., DEVAL M. C., Turan C.

ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA, cilt.45, sa.3, ss.231-237, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3750/aip2015.45.3.02
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.231-237
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lessepsian species, pufferfish, economic impact, socio-economics, bounty, small-scale fisheries, SEA, GMELIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.

Background. While some Lessepsian species provide economic benefi ts for Mediterranean fi sheries, others cause
economic losses. Lagocephalus sceleratus known as silver-cheeked toadfi sh poses a great risk to human health if
consumed economic losses for fi shers by damaging their fi shing gears. This study aims to determine the socio-economic
impact of silver-cheeked toadfi sh, with regards to its impact on biodiversity and socio-economic factors
for small-scale fi sheries.