Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port

Marine litter, which can be seen in almost all seas in recent years, is a serious problem for the environment. Similarly, the same problem also exists in Turkey's seas. This study was carried out in 4 different areas, each of which is 100m², in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port in İskenderun Bay. Mar...

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Main Authors: Özgür Yılmaz, Celal Erbaş, Mahmut Ali Gökçe
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Language:English
Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2021-02-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3619
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Mahmut Ali Gökçe
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description Marine litter, which can be seen in almost all seas in recent years, is a serious problem for the environment. Similarly, the same problem also exists in Turkey's seas. This study was carried out in 4 different areas, each of which is 100m², in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port in İskenderun Bay. Marine litter was removed from the seabed by diving in these selected areas in April 2016 and June 2017. In the study, a total of 157.2 kg of rubber (49.5%), 118.9 kg of glass (37.4%), 21.61 kg of plastic (6.8%) and 19.94 kg of metal (6.3%) marine litter were detected and removed. It was determined that the marine litter extracted in 2017 was less by weight compared to 2016 (p
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spelling doaj-art-d514a8a816ee4d96b2ff7a3ad617b4b52025-08-20T03:24:34ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2021-02-019227227610.24925/turjaf.v9i2.272-276.36191981Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing PortÖzgür Yılmaz0Celal Erbaş1Mahmut Ali Gökçe2Underwater Technology Programme, Yumurtalık Vocational School, Çukurova University 01680 Yumurtalık, AdanaUnderwater Technology Programme, Yumurtalık Vocational School, Çukurova University 01680 Yumurtalık, AdanaDepartment of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana, TurkeyMarine litter, which can be seen in almost all seas in recent years, is a serious problem for the environment. Similarly, the same problem also exists in Turkey's seas. This study was carried out in 4 different areas, each of which is 100m², in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port in İskenderun Bay. Marine litter was removed from the seabed by diving in these selected areas in April 2016 and June 2017. In the study, a total of 157.2 kg of rubber (49.5%), 118.9 kg of glass (37.4%), 21.61 kg of plastic (6.8%) and 19.94 kg of metal (6.3%) marine litter were detected and removed. It was determined that the marine litter extracted in 2017 was less by weight compared to 2016 (phttp://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3619marine littersea pollutionenvironmentdivingi̇skenderun bay
spellingShingle Özgür Yılmaz
Celal Erbaş
Mahmut Ali Gökçe
Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
marine litter
sea pollution
environment
diving
i̇skenderun bay
title Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
title_full Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
title_fullStr Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
title_short Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
title_sort investigation of benthic marine litter in the yumurtalik fishing port
topic marine litter
sea pollution
environment
diving
i̇skenderun bay
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3619
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