Marine biologists warned of higher invasion rate Seen among poisonous sea urchins off the coast of Mersin, southern Turkey.
Within two months, you will control it research over Two of 9 square meters, they found That the settlement of invasive species rate in this part of The Mediterranean reached 108%.
Led study professor Deniz Ayas from the Department of Fisheries at Mersin University, made that it first dive earlier in mayo. He. She found 34 sea urchins are cleansed of rhombus area.
However, when the divers returned in In the month of July there were as many as 37 poisonous sea urchins in Each location back mode rate by 108%. Sea urchins were collected from the depths of 10 to 20 meters by two metres locations Between Kızkalesi and Narlıkuyu.
“It is dangerous risk in All area Ayas stabilizes the long -thorough seafood that settles on Rocks and corals near the shore are feeding on plant species.
He explained that the species also Harms population of Other living things that feed on He. She.
Species tend to reduce their numbers by sharing nutrients of other creatures in Mediterranean. It has a very successful competitive relationship with other species, but we have not observed any organism that would balance this in nature and pressure on these species. Long-thorned sea urchins are dangerous risk in All area They settle down, especially on On the coast of Mersin.
“Today we are found a total of 37 sea urchins from Monday locations we are studying. This means about two creatures per square meter, and remigration mode rate By 108%, which means that this is a serious matter risk. even if you were clear All sea urchins, you see more Species have stabilized in The area in short period of 2 months.”
Ezgi Biçer Uçar, Official Spokesperson for the local community organizationMersin, Slow Fish, said they are trying to boost human consumption of Sea urchins as a possible way of Fighting invasive species.
