Elemental Composition and Health Risk Assessment of Deep-Sea Teleost's of the Levantine Basin
Çiftçi, Nuray | Ayas, Deniz
The determination of metal(loid) (As, Fe, Al, Sr, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cu, Cr, and Cd) levels in the muscle tissue of 23 different deep-sea bony fish sampled off Mersin Bay (NE Levantine Basin) and the assessment of health risks for human consumption were aimed. Tissue metal(loid) concentrations were determined as dry weight and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The tissue metal(loid) concentrations (µg g dw) were converted to wet weight prior to health risk assessment calculations. Standard mathematical formulas were used to determine the health risk assessment. There was a statistically significant difference between the fish species in terms of tissue metal(loid) levels (p
New Record of Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller Henle, 1839) from Mersin Bay, the Northeastern Mediterranean
Ayas, Deniz | Çiftçi, Nuray
In this study, it was aimed to present the morphometric and meristic data of Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839) which caught from Mersin Bay (coordinate: 36°13'44.8"N34° 01'42.1"E, 36°14'28.2"N 34°02'19.6"E) in February 2019. The total length of this shark specimen, which caught from a depth of 20 m, is 115 cm, and its weight is 11.5 kg. Morphometric measurements of the individual made, its photographs were taken and given the catalog number (MEUFC-19-11-104) and recorded in the Museum of the Systematic, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University.
New record of Blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810(Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the International Waters of the Mersin Bay,Turkey
Çiftçi, Nuray | AYAS, Deniz
An immature specimen of the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, was caught by a bottom trawl in the international waters of the Mersin Bay in May 2018. This species was recorded earlier from Israel Open Waters, and Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. This is the third record for the southern coast of Turkey and the first record for Mersin Bay