Structural analysis of Van Lake fishery

This study has been conducted with 77 survey studies for the determination of, the characteristics of fishing gear and fishing boats and amount of pearl mullet captured in Lake Van, Socio-economic structure of Van Lake fishery and to identify problems of fishermen between April 2016 and December 2017. According to the results, it has been identified that only trammel nets is used by fisherman on pearl mullet fishing in the Lake Van. Technical plans of trammel nets were drawn according to the FAO standards and it has been found that a fishing boat uses an average of 4393 m of trammel net in the Lake Van. It was identified that the fishing boats used in pearl mullet fishery had average engine power of 92±36.75 hp and average of boats length was 12±2.25 m. Furthermore, an annual about of 1500 tonne pearl mullet is caught in Lake Van. In addition, the socio-economic structure of the Van Lake fishery has been determined. According to the results of the survey, it was determined that the most important problems of fishermen were illegal fishing, low fish prices and lack of harbour facilities. As a result, this thesis aims to assist sustainable management of Van Lake fishery.