Study on Istanbul strait and Prince's island fisheries in 2008-2009 fishing season

This study was carried out in order to clarify the socio-economic structure and sustainable fishing concept of the Bosphorus and Princes' Island. The surveys conducted between April 2008 and March 2009 revealed the status of registered fishing boats. The number of boats, the fishing structure of the period, the social and cultural conditions of the fishermen as well as the economic structure was adopted as the main purpose. The collected questionnaire data were analyzed and calculated with Spss program. The number of boat owners engaged in fishing on the European side is 63, 48 on the Anatolian side and around 39 on the Princes' Islands. The results of the surveys and tests showed that the socio-economic structures of the fishermen were similar in the region.They are in a difficult situation economically and social security problems are the leading problems. Preventing unconscious hunting and inadequate control are important problems that fishermen report too many complaints.