The present study investigated the catching performance and catching efficiency of natural mud shrimp (alive) (Upogebia pusilla), siliconized mud shrimp and siliconized pellet in handline fishing. The trials were performed in Kıyıkışlacık Village of Muğla province. The main body of the handline is Ø 0.50 mm, leader and snood are Ø 0.27-0.30 mm, the snood length and distance are 10 cm and 20 cm, respectively. Each handline has 3 hooks and the hook type is 4 no straight. Catches from natural mud shrimp, siliconized shrimp and siliconized pellet bait retained separately, sorted by species and weighed as. 0.01 g sensitivity and measured as the total length. Totally 590 individuals from 30 different species in total were caught including; 28 bony fish (93.33%), and 2 cephalopods (0.66%). While natural mud shrimp captured the 50.7% of fish, 44.7% and 4.6% were caught with siliconized mud shrimp and siliconized pellet, respectively. CPUE values of natural mud shrimp, siliconized shrimp and silicon pellet were calculated as 1.57 n/h, 1.38 n/h and 0.14 n/h, respectively. In addition, YPUE values were determined as 121.84 g/h, 137.73 g/h and 7.62 g/h for natural mud shrimp, siliconized shrimp and silicon pellet, respectively. Despite the fact that the number of individuals that a live mud shrimp catch in a unit of time is high, it was found out that the weight is more in a unit of time when silicone mud shrimp is used. It was concluded that using of siliconized mud shrimp has a high capacity of catching performance and catching efficiency and can be used as bait when natural mud shrimp cannot be utilized as alive or unable to be supplied, due to the weather conditions and time restrictions.
Ege University BAP and TUBİTAK
BAP Project No: 2015/SUF/025, TUBİTAK Project No: TOVAG 215O241
The present study was sponsored by the Ege University Scientific Research Projects Fund (BAP Project No: 2015/SUF/025) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Project No: TOVAG 215O241). We would like to thank to both institutions for their support.
BAP Project No: 2015/SUF/025, TUBİTAK Project No: TOVAG 215O241
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Project Number | BAP Project No: 2015/SUF/025, TUBİTAK Project No: TOVAG 215O241 |
Publication Date | June 4, 2021 |
Submission Date | August 19, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | March 3, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 27 Issue: 2 |
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