Effects of Off-Coast Bluefin Tuna Fattening on Water Quality in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Mehmet AKSU, Aslı BAŞARAN, Ozdemir Egemen
TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 16, pp 855-863
DOI: 10.4194/1303-2712-v16_4_12
Summary
Bluefin tuna farming in the Mediterranean has been expanding since the mid-1990s. Expansion of tuna farming has been accompanied by widespread concerns about its impacts on the marine environment. The aim of the present study was to investigate impacts of a capture-based tuna farm located in the Gerence Bay on the water column and sediment.