Biographical notes: Arzu Aydın Uncumusaoğlu is an Associate Professor of Engineering Faculty at Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey. She received her BSc, MSc and PhD at Faculty of Fisheries at Ege University in 1999, 2002 and 2007, respectively. She has published many papers at various national and international journals and conferences. She is also a member of many journals and associations. Her current research focuses on water quality and pollution, sediment quality and pollution, hydrobiology, zooplankton, Hyperiidea, heavy metals, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, biological indices, statistical ecosystem evaluation, ecological ındices, biological ındices, statistical techniques and microplastics.

Prof. Dr. Telat Yanik graduated from Atatürk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science in 1988. He completed his master's and doctorate in the field of aquaculture in 1996. He received the title of associate professor in 1998. He has been working as a professor at Atatürk University, Faculty of Fisheries since 2004. 

Born in Ünye (Ordu) in 1973 he completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Bursa (Turkiye). He received his B.A in Necatibey Faculty of Education Department of Geography Education in 1996. He completed his M.A in 1999 and received his Ph.D in 2003 in Istanbul University.
He was assigned to Balıkesir University Faculty of Science and Literature, Department of Geography as Associate Professor in 2004. He worked as Vice Dean in 2005 - 2007. He received the title of Associate Professor in 2010 and Full Professor in 2015. He worked as Head of Geography Department in 2019 - 2021.
Dr. Cürebal published papers national and international and participated in national and international conferences. The researcher with scientific work in the fields of geomorphology, earth surface processes, and ecology is currently working in BAUN, Faculty Science and Literature, is married and has a daughter.