On the Occurrence of Juvenile Thunnus thynnus in the Bay of Izmir, Aegean Sea, Turkey
Articles > Article ยท 2016
Authors: Tulin Coker, Okan AKYOL, Ali KARA
TURKISH JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 16, pp 1031-1034
DOI: 10.4194/1303-2712-v16_4_30
Summary
Two specimens of juvenile Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) were caught off Urla coast in Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea by a commercial gillnet at the depth of 8 m. These juvenile tuna fishes are observed for the first time in Izmir Bay, even if the larger individuals are well-known in the area.