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Fishermen hunting in Çanakkale with purse seines caught “spiny eel”, which is rare in Turkish territorial waters.
A purse seine boat hunting sardines in the Dardanelles cast their nets to a depth of about 50 meters off the town of Güzelyalı in the center. Boxes of sardine fish emerged from the storage of the nets gathered on deck. The spiny eel, known as ‘Ophisurus serpens’ in Latin, about 2.5 centimeters long, seen among the sardine fish scared and surprised the sailors. The spiny eels that bite themselves also created interesting images.
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ), Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Department of Fisheries Basic Sciences, Department of Marine Biology Faculty member Prof. Dr. Sezginer Tunçer said that the spiny sea eel called “Ophisurus Serpens” it is one of the fish that lives on the ground.
‘ONE OF THE FISHES THAT WE CANNOT ALWAYS SEE VISUALS’
Stating that the existence of fish was determined earlier in the North Aegean, Tunçer said: “The habitat of this fish is very interesting dark floors. It is a fish that loves these places and does not have much contact with people. It is one of the fish that we can’t see visually all the time. These are sand. “They go into the benthic area and hunt with only their mouth and head out.”
‘FOR THE FIRST TIME WE SEE THE STRAIT OF CANAKKALE’
Noting that the Dardanelles is a very beautiful place in terms of biological richness, Tunçer said, “Çanakkale, which is very rich in floristic and phaonistic terms. This is a place frequented especially by native species and migratory species. It is a fact that the The Strait of the Dardanelles is not contaminated. This fish lives in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a species that lives in the southern Mediterranean. We see it for the first time in the Dardanelles. ” I speak.
‘A SPECIES FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN’
Dean of the Faculty of Marine Science and Technology at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Prof. Dr. Ekrem Şanver Çelik stated that they took the spiny eel that was handed to them for examination and said: “This fish, 2 meters 23 centimeters long and 2 kilograms of 750 grams, it is a species native to the Atlantic Ocean. Later seen in the western Mediterranean, from there the Aegean Sea. It is a fish that has reached the north of the Aegean Sea in recent years and has been caught in Edremit Bay and Saros Bay.
It is a rare species in the world. For the first time, we received a notification from the town of Güzelyalı, that is, from the Dardanelles. It was caught at a depth of 50 meters in Çanakkale, but it is a fish that can reach depths of 300 to 400 meters in the world. It is a rare species that lives on the ground. It should be taken under protection. After the tests are completed in the laboratory, we will exhibit the spiny eel at the Piri Reis Private Naval Museum. “
‘A TYPE OF FISH THAT EVEN KNOWS BITS’
Erhan Çiftçi, the captain of the Yılmazlar-5 purse seiner, said that they started working with the start of the hunting season on September 1: “We came across a rare fish. It came out of the net while hunting sardines off the coast of Güzelyalı. We thought it was an eel fish, but a different fish. We report it to the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, and they will probably give it to the university. It is the first time we come across a fish that has a strong jaw, it can tear the net , until biting the shovel. We caught about 50 meters. We learned. Or less of this type in the world and in Turkey, we have learned it in some regions of the world. “
‘WE ALSO SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE SURPRISED’
Halilcan Çiftçi, one of the ship’s crew, said: “This fish came out of the net while hunting sardines at a depth of 50 meters off the coast of Güzelyalı. This is a different species of eel, which bites into herself and aggressive. It is the first time we see it and it surprised us. Everyone has a photo. But there were those who were afraid, and also those who were surprised, we informed the authorities so that they could examine it instead of selling it or throwing it into the sea because It is a new species, it happened as we thought.
