SILVER-CHEEKED TOADFISH, LAGOCEPHALUS SCELERATUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: TETRAODONTIFORMES: TETRAODONTIDAE), CAUSES A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC LOSSES IN THE TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN COAST: A CALL FOR DECISION MAKERS
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2015
Yazarlar: Vahdet ÜNAL, Huriye GÖNCÜOĞLU BODUR, Denizcan Durgun, Zafer TOSUNOĞLU, MEHMET CENGİZ DEVAL, Cemal Turan
ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2015, cilt 45, ss 231-237
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.