Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2013, Vol 13, Num, 1 (Pages: 43-49)
Benthic Debris Accumulation in Bathyal Grounds in the Antalya Bay, Eastern Mediterranean
Olgaç Güven 1 ,Hayri Gülyavuz 1 ,Mehmet Cengiz Deval 1
1 Akdeniz University, Faculty of Fisheries, 07058, Antalya, Turkey
DOI :
10.4194/1303-2712-v13_1_06
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The present study was carried out in the Bay of Antalya (eastern Mediterranean) between January and May 2012. A
conventional bottom trawl was operated onboard of an research vessel. The depth of the sampling area varied between 200
and 800 m. The material, abundance and distribution of large marine pollutants were investigated in bathyal benthic zone.
During the 32 hauls, a total of 220 kg debris and 920 items were collected. The mass of overall debris concentration range
from 18.5 to 2,186 kg/km2, number of debris range from 115 to 2,762 item/km2. There is no significant difference between
depth ranges for any kind of marine debris (P<0.05). The number percentage of plastic metal, glass, and other debris in total
were 81.1%, 2.2%, 3.9% and 12.8%, respectively. Plastic litter was the most dominant material category by means of number.
Keywords :
Marine pollution, debris, litter, bathal zone, Antalya Bay