Our study with WWF_TURKIYE "Ichthyoplankton Surveys to Designate No Take Zones in Yumurtalık Bight” has now been completed. Photos from the stakeholder meeting where we shared project results with fishermen and fisheries management authority representatives.

Todays’ larva is a Little Tunny, Euthynnus alleteratus. Tuna larvae are voracious open-ocean predators with huge jaws and sharp canines. It may be the last thing you see when you are the size of a copepod, ~300 micron 😉...

Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus). Don't touch! It has one venomous serrated spine on the dorsal fin and on each of the pectoral fins, which can be locked upright. The stings can be excruciating and long-lasting, in rare cases, may even be fatal. #marinetoxins #venom

Phd Opportunity: Multi-omics characterization of metabolic and signalling pathways involved in Harmful algal bloom toxin production - applicable for the development of diagnostic kits - Closing date 9th Dec findaphd.com/phds/project/q…

On its maximum size limit... We sampled a 37.5 cm Lagocephalus guentheri in the Eastern Mediterranean. The species is invasive in this area and it doesn't have a natural predator here... 😱😱

All of my friends merry Christmas and happy new year... To you all

Another species shared by Ascension and St Helena (despite its name) is the St Helena Sharpnose Pufferfish, Canthigaster sanctaehelenae. It's common on both islands, from shallow to deep reefs, and it's a good looking puffer! #ichthyology

🎉Here we announce a new reprint Book! 18 publications about #ciguatoxin (CTXs) are included in this Special Issue. 📝Editors: Dr. Panagiota Katikou & Dr. Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein Feel free to check out the PDF version or book a printed version: mdpi.com/books/book/6701

Balon balıklarının ısırma vakaları son yıllarda Akdeniz ülkelerinde artıyor. Normalde saldırgan değildirler ancak parmağınızı balığın ağzına yaklaştırırsanız, o güçlü dişleriyle ciddi zararlar verebilir. Yunanistan'dan bir örnek👇, bizde de çok yaygın olan Benekli balon balığı

Silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), poisonous and attacker! 🐡🐡☣️ #TTX #pufferfish

No:46. Very excited to announce our new keystone project, namely “a future for guitarfishes: Defining industrial fisheries threats and conservation actions in the Eastern Mediterranean”, funded by Save Our Seas

An important invitation. Aquatic Environment Research for Sustainable Development 👇

Earthquake waste management of Turkey Science Magazine @Sedat_Gundogdu1 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

New paper in @MarineDrugs confirms that L. sceleratus in the Antalya Bay remains dangerous year-round due to monthly TTX levels and therefore poses a constant source of risk to public health. Tota Katikou Ali Rıza Köşker Akdeniz Denizel Toksin Araştırma Grubu丨ADTAG mdpi.com/1660-3397/21/1…

Our new paper has been published in Marine Drugs MDPI The findings confirm that L. sceleratus in Antalya Bay remains dangerous year-round due to monthly TTX levels. Special thanks to Dr. Panagiota Katikou Tota Katikou and BAYOMA Project Team Bayoma Projesi mdpi.com/1660-3397/21/1…

Pufferfish poisoning in Turkey. A family of seven, including two children, was poisoned after consuming pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus). #Tetrodotoxin #TTX #pufferfish

Calling on Food Safety & Diagnostic companies My MSc student Mariya Rino at QUB is conducting a survey on plant toxin testing as part of her final thesis. Please find the survey link below: forms.office.com/e/2QYHScBa6R I would greatly appreciate your participation in this survey.

I'm thankful for groundwater biodiversity.

Here is another beautiful fish that you will see in the California Academy of Sciences Twilight Zone exhibit, the Marquesas Butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis). This species has very close relatives elsewhere in the Pacific, including the Hawaiian Chaetodon tinkeri, which is also in our exhibit.

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