DEFINITIONS OF SOME TERMS

RELATED TO THE FIELDS

OF

MARINE BIOLOGY & FISHERY BIOLOGY

Dr. Ferit Bingel

Middle East Technical University

Institute of Marine Sciences

Erdemli-Mersin

1^st Draft, October 27, 2006

3^rd Draft-extended, December 11, 2006

6^th Extended, March 17, 2008

8^th Extended, Jan 5, 2012 

9^th Extended, April 15, 2016 

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Referencing: BİNGEL, F., 2013: www.ims.metu.edu.tr/DenizSozluk.html

PREFACE 

Some 20-25 years ago, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kocataş has proposed to carry out a study about the terms and definitions frequently used in the fields of the marine biology and fisheries. This important proposal was a pleasant idea; but unfortunately we have never had the chance to realize this work together during the recent years.     

In this version of the study the priority is given to the translation of terms from English into Turkish with brief explanations. English terms are followed by Turkish equivalents so far present 

In this present work different resources have been utilized and will be continuously used also in future work. However I would like to mention especially the three references from those I most commonly benefited. One of these is the Dictionary of Ichthyology, Brian W. Coad ve Don E. McAllister, 2005. Another one is the “FishBase” Froese, R., Pauly, D., (Edits) 2006, from where I gathered main properties of fishes along the Turkish coasts and Mediterranean Sea. And the third reference is the webpage http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ from where I compiled all information about the families of fishes. 

During the Workshop of the Ninth Development Plan, I have declared my issue to Dr. Bayram Öztürk. Later, in the activity report of Turkish Sea Research Foundation in April 2006, I have learned with pleasure that this Foundation established a widespread working group on the same subject. This shows that there is an important lack and demand. With this study, which is welcomed to your suggestions and comments, I hope to contribute to fulfill partially this lack.

As Dawkins once underlined …“Words are our servants, and not our masters. For different purposes we find it convenient to use words in different senses”… (Dawkins, R., 1986: The Blind Watchmaker). In this sense with this work it is hoped that things will be easier.

Regards, Ferit Bingel

E-Mail: bingel@ims.metu.edu.tr

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PREFACE 8^th Extended version, Jan 05, 2012 

Preface of the 7^th version is also valid here. However this 8^th version is containing additional topics and some recent  information. Apart from short notes incorporated into the text some very important topics and discussions were added. One of which is the valuable paper authored by Arntz, W. E. & Laudien, J., 2010 discussing problems related to marine protected areas and another one is the inclusion of information especially about fish families in Mediterranean water system. The related and frequently utilized important references were http://www.en.wikipedia.org; http://www.Fishbase.org; http://www.fao.org and that of FAO/EC book edited by Fisher et al in 1987.

Hoping also here that my endeavors will be helpful for  interested users.

Regards.  Ferit Bingel

E-Mail: bingel@ims.metu.edu.tr

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

A draft of this work is presented on April 2006 for an internal review in the institute and on May 2006 for the opinion of people out of the institute. 1^st and 2^nd drafts of Turkish version are revised by Assoc. Prof. Nilgün N. Kubilay. I thank to Mss Kubilay for her efforts and kindly contributions. 

Turkish preface and acknowledgement are translated to English by Billur Çelebi. Thanks to her.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT 8^th Extended version, Jan 05, 2012 

Appreciating the contribution of Prof. Zahit Uysal and PhD Student Nebil Yücel while preparing items related to 14C method. Furthermore my thanks is also going to Dr. Devrim Tezcan for his steady support and interest.