Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi

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In 1963 the annual fish catch of Turkey amounted to 13° 000
toos. Anchovy "Engraulis encrasicholus" constituted neady
half of this production, that is, 60 000 toos. This indicates that
the anchovy production as being one of the animal protein sources
available in this country contributes substantially to the nutrition.
of the people of poor - in~ome, especially of those living along the
Black Sca coast.. Anchovy catch in the Black Sea and to a limited
extent in the Marmara Sea begins in September, reaches its peak
in December, continues until March and ends in Apri!.
During the years of i962 and i963 it was reported by the Chief
of the Veterinary Services of the İstanbul Municipiality that neady
all anchovies landed at the fishery market were infested with nematode larvae of an un known species which were localized in the abdominal cavity and in the muscles of the fishes. As it was stated in this
special report 1, specimens were shipped by the Department of Parasitologyand Tropical Diseases of the Facu1ty of the Medicine in Istanbul to the British Museum in London for identification. In reply
to this request the concerncd authorities of the British Museum informed that the idcntification could not be made accuratcly owing
to the fact that the parasites were immature and the morphological
characteristics at this stage were not fully developed