Hikmet Karaçam

Age, growth and meat yield of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus, L.1758) in the Black Sea

Abstract This communication gives new information on the population structure and meat yield of anchovy in the Black Sea off the Turkey coast.

Levels of heavy metals in blue whiting caught from the eastern Black Sea area of Turkey

This paper presents data on the concentrations of 5 metals, copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) in Blue Whiting sampled from the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. The highest metal concentrations of Cu, Cd, Fe, Zn and Pb were recorded in Blue Whiting with the values of 2.71, 0.601, 14.137, 15.322 and 1.078 μg g‐1 dry weight, respectively. On average the metal concentrations in Blue Whiting followed the order of Zn > Fe > Cu > Pb > Cd. Temporal differences of concentrations of these metals were significant (p < 0.05). Spatial fluctuations of Cu, Cd, Fe, Zn and Pb concentrations in Blue Whiting were also significant (p < 0.01). It was found that the concentrations of Cu, Cd, Fe, Zn and Pb in the muscle in Blue Whiting were below the limit of Public Health Regulation in Turkey.

A General Review of Institutional Factors and Marketing Channels in the Fisheries of Turkey

The harvesting, processing and marketing sectors of the Turkish groundfishery are described, as are legal and organizational structures of the fishery. Following a discussion of government economic aid to the industry, the paper concludes with comments which focus on the difficulties faced by the Turkish fishery.