SILVER-CHEEKED TOADFISH, LAGOCEPHALUS SCELERATUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: TETRAODONTIFORMES: TETRAODONTIDAE), CAUSES A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC LOSSES IN THE TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN COAST: A CALL FOR DECISION MAKERS

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dc.contributor.authorUnal, Vahdet
dc.contributor.authorGoncuoglu, Huriye
dc.contributor.authorDurgun, Denizcan
dc.contributor.authorTosunoglu, Zafer
dc.contributor.authorDeval, Mehmet Cengiz
dc.contributor.authorTuran, Cemal
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T22:29:15Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T22:29:15Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground. 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. Materials and methods. Face-to-face interviews were completed with a total of 261 fishers from Izmir in the Middle Aegean region to Hatay in the Eastern Mediterranean region, to determine the problems arising from the presence of silver-cheeked toadfish species in the ecosystem and the resulting associated economic losses for a 1-year from 1 January to 30 December 2011. The elements, which should be taken into account in calculating silver-cheeked toadfish related economic losses, are related to fishing gear, labour and the associated losses in catches. However, losses associated with silver-cheeked toadfish predation were beyond the scope of this study. Results. Almost all fishers (91%) agree that silver-cheeked toadfish is a major problem, 82% believe that silver -cheeked toadfish negatively affects biodiversity, and 89% believe it lowers efficiency of their catches. Calculated silver-cheeked toadfish related losses were: 1300 TRY**. (approximate to 442 EUR) per year, per fisherman; 263 296 TRY (approximate to 89 521 EUR) per year, in total, for the interviewed fi shers (261), and 204 fi shers suffered economic losses relating to this species; which caused total losses of 6 033 577 TRY (approximate to 2 051 416 EUR) per year in total for the 4719 fi shers, which were 78% of all fi shers (6051) in the study area. Two-thirds of the study respondents think that the most effective way to battle this problem would be to try to eliminate this species from Turkish waters. Among them, 32% of the fi shers believe the most suitable gear to eliminate L. sceleratus from the marine ecosystem is the purse seine and 61% consent to fish L. sceleratus for 4 TRY each as a target species. Conclusion. To start a bounty system and a premium payment for each pufferfish caught will both help to reduce negative impact of the species on the ecosystem and provide an extra income for the fishers.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3750/AIP2015.45.3.02
dc.identifier.endpage237en_US
dc.identifier.issn0137-1592
dc.identifier.issn1734-1515
dc.identifier.issn0137-1592en_US
dc.identifier.issn1734-1515en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage231en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2015.45.3.02
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/51071
dc.identifier.volume45en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000363424700002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Akad Rolniczej W Szczecinieen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Ichthyologica Et Piscatoriaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectLessepsian speciesen_US
dc.subjectpufferfishen_US
dc.subjecteconomic impacten_US
dc.subjectsocio-economicsen_US
dc.subjectbountyen_US
dc.subjectsmall-scale fisheriesen_US
dc.titleSILVER-CHEEKED TOADFISH, LAGOCEPHALUS SCELERATUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: TETRAODONTIFORMES: TETRAODONTIDAE), CAUSES A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC LOSSES IN THE TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN COAST: A CALL FOR DECISION MAKERSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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