Observation of a Large Aggregation of Common Eagle Ray Myliobatis aquila (Myliobatidae) Around a Sea-Cage Farm in Gerence Bay, Aegean Coast of Türkiye
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2026
Yazarlar: Okan AKYOL, Oğuzhan TAKICAK, Hasan TARUN
Tethys Environmental Sciences, Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri, Uluslararası, Index Copernicus, 2026, cilt 3, ss 49-53
Özet
<p>The common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila, is classified as Critically Endangered on a global scale and Vulnerable in Europe and the Mediterranean by the IUCN Red List. On 09 May 2026, more than a hundred specimens of common eagle rays, Myliobatis aquila, around a sea-cage fish farm in Gerence Bay, Izmir, Aegean Sea, were observed and photographed. Like many predatory fish, M. aquila could</p><p>also be visiting these sea-cage fish farms to find easy food, hiding, seeking a nursery area, or due to the FAD effect. Schools of M. aquila swim for a while in the cold-water current that emerged in this study. M. aquila species is still present in the area but needs a conservation plan due to its K-selected life histories and potential for extinction.</p>