title: Comparatively Evaluation of the Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Fisheries in the Whole of the Black Sea and in the Turkish Coast of the Black Sea
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate comparatively the sprat (Sprattus sprattus) fisheries in the whole of the Black Sea and in the Turkish coast of the Black Sea. With this aim, the prior studies on the sprat fisheries conducted from 1970 to recent years in the Black Sea and Turkish coast of Turkey were examined. Especially changes in annual catch amounts and on likely reasons were focused. As a result of evaluating the obtained data, necessary precautions for sustainable fisheries were