title: New Data on Brown Meagre Sciaena umbra (Sciaenidae) at the Crimean Shore of the Black Sea Based on Visual Underwater Observations Using Breath-Hold Diving
abstract: Visual observations performed by members of the International Public Organization Association of Underwater Activities of Crimea and Sevastopol have allowed for obtaining the abundance characteristics of brown meagre (Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758) in the Crimean Black Sea waters. There have been 290 observations completed with an average duration of 4 h each and 64 fish specimens examined with a length (SL) of 31.4 ± 0.9 cm and weight of 830 ± 65 g in adult fish and SL 13.5 ± 0.2 cm and weight o
journal: Inland Water Biology