Investigation of the impact of seasonal changes on fish fauna in the yumurtalik lagoons

The aim of this study was to investigate the seasonal changes occurring in the fish species and fauna found living within the Yumurtalik lagoons (Yelkoma and Camlik). Fish samples were caught, seasonally, between the dates of November 2015- August 2016. A total of 13 species in 6 families were caught and studied. The percentages for each fish family caught are as follows: %48.91 Mugilidae, %30.1 Sparidae, % 18.35 Moronidae, % 1.75 Siganidae, % 0.43 Anguillidae, and % 0.43 Carangidae, the three most dominate fish species found were: %21.80 Sparus aurata, %17.9 Dicentrarchus labrax, and % 16.15 Liza carinata.