İzmir ili’nde deniz akvaryumu sektörü ve ele alınan ithal balık türlerinin araştırılması

Bu çalışmada, İzmir ili’ndeki deniz akvaryum sektörü ve ele alınan ithal balık türleri araştırılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında İzmir ilinde deniz akvaryum balıklarını pazarlayan 15 işletmenin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Balık türleri işletmeler ile yapılan anket çalışması sonucunda tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada 18 farklı familya altında 65 deniz akvaryumu balık türünün ithal edildiği belirlenmiştir. Çalışma sonunda, en çok pazarlanan türlerin sırası ile damsel/soytarı balıkları, tang/cerrah balıkları, melek balıkları, lapin ve kelebek balıkları olduğu gözlenmiştir.

The investigation on marine aquarium sector and imported fish species exhibiting in İzmir province.

In this study, marine aquarium sector and imported fish species exhibiting in İzmir province have been investigated. Within the scope of this study, it is found out that 15 marine aquarium businesses marketing marine aquarium fish in İzmir. The species have been determined after having taken polls with the businesses. According to this investigation 65 species of marine aquarium under 18 different families have been imported. At the end of the study, it has been observed that the most traded species are damselfish/clownfish, tang/surgeonfish, angelfish, wrasses and butterflyfish.

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