Soykan, Ozan Ege University - Fisheries Faculty, Turkey , Kınacıgil, Hasan Tuncay Ege University - Fisheries Faculty, Turkey

Setlining for European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Linnaeus, 1758); Technical features and bait preference

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This study was conducted between June and September of 2008 to determine the technical characteristics of setlining for European seabass in the central Aegean Sea, Çeşme. Experiments were carried out by 4 different baits; Annular sea bream (Diplodus annularis) and flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) were used as the live baits while picarel (Spicara sp.) and elegant cuttlefish (Sepia elegans) were used as the dead baits. During the study it was observed that 19% of the tackles captured European seabass, 9% of them captured by-catch species and 27% of those were detached. Finally 45% of the tackles didn’t catch any individuals. Among the weight based distribution of captured species European seabass composed the majority with 79%. On the other hand it was found that 70% of the European seabasses were captured with flathead grey mullet as being the most efficient bait for European seabass setlining in the central Aegean Sea.

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European seabass , setlining , middle Aegean Sea

Ege Journal Of Fisheries an‎d Aquatic Sciences

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