A conservation study on sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus Plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)) and suggestion for observation in Boncuk cove (gulf of Gökova)

In this study, the biology of Sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)) in Boncuk Cove in Gulf of Gökova, which is the Special Environmental Protection Area, is given; was contributed to their conservation and an observation study was carried out with underwater cameras in their natural environment without human effects. Including 112-days fieldwork carried out 3 stations in total; 1440 hours of video recording was reviewed and 41 times Sandbar sharks were encountered. Additionally, in the survey conducted in the Gulf of Gökova; 3 different groups which are fishers, tourists and local people and totally 203 people were held one to one interview with and statistical program was used to measure the level of knowledge about species and region characteristics and 3 groups were compared with each other. Besides, the conservation activity in the region has been tried to prevent illegal fishing activities by the Mediterranean Conservation Society with an increase of 31,8 %. Some observation proposals have been presented fort he continuation of new studies in the region. Key words: Carcharhinus plumbeus, Gulf of Gökova, Boncuk Cove, Species Conservation, Observation.