Turkey: The effects of global climate change in Iskenderun Bay are being investigated

Iskenderun Technical University (İSTE) Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology and Fisheries Engineering Department conducts research on the ecological effects of global climate change on the Iskenderun Bay. Faculty Dean and Head of Fisheries Engineering Department Prof. Dr. A group of scientists and Fisheries Engineering students participated in the research under the chairmanship of Cemal Turan. A trawler was trawed for half an hour at a depth of 30 meters, 2 miles offshore, in the bay with the İSTE 1 research boat belonging to the university. The fish caught in the towed trawler were stacked according to species. In the fish species determination, 10 local fish were determined against 14 foreign species, including Lion and Balloon fish, the oldest of which entered the Turkish seas about 50 years ago. Considering the number of individuals of the species, it was seen that 60-70 percent of the fish consisted of foreign species. Bags and similar wastes that cause plastic ...