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(Cobitis sp.) are the leading fish species recorded in Lake Uluabat. There are records <strong>of</strong> European eel (Anguilla angulla) being hunted in the past. The most harvested fish is common rudd by 29.113 percent according to the fish stock determination study in 2000. This species is followed by common roach (% 27.349), silver bream (%16.681), Black Sea shad (% 11.681), vimba bream (% 5.054), common bleak (%3.543), northern pike (% 3.148), Danube bleak (% 2.909), crucian carp (% 0.545), common carp (% 0.348), wels catfish (% 0.027), grey mullet (% 0.026), common barbell (% 0.021) and tench (% 0.004) in row. The population rate <strong>of</strong> economic fish species among those the lake supports is very low. The population rate <strong>of</strong> economic fish species such as northern pike, common carp, wels catfish, grey mullet and crucian carp is only 4.094 percent <strong>of</strong> all fish species. The rate <strong>of</strong> carnivorous fish species is only 3.175 percent (almost 1/33), when the carnivorous/noncarnivorous balance among the current fish species is considered. This Amphibians and Reptiles The site supports large numbers <strong>of</strong> marsh frog (Rana ridibunda) and grass snake (Natrix natrix). Birds Due to being rich in food substance, located on the migration routes entering Anatolia from northwest and very close (35km) t areas, as well as its convenient climate conditions;; the site provides the bird species with feeding, wintering and breeding possibilities. According to Mid-winter Waterbird Census, the number <strong>of</strong> waterbirds is as followed: 429.423 in 1996, 288.452 in 1999, 30.441 in 2009 and 25.868 in 2010. The site also supports globally threatened species <strong>of</strong> pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus) and ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca). It is the most important breeding site for globally threatened pygmy cormorant in <strong>Turkey</strong>. 1075 individuals in 1995 and 1072 in 2004 were recorded in the site. The site is also one <strong>of</strong> the important feeding and wintering areas <strong>of</strong> Dalmatian pelican, another globally threatened species and a population <strong>of</strong> 136 individuals were recorded in the site in October 1994. Squacco heron, Eurasian spoonbill, little egret, night heron, purple heron, marsh harrier, collared pranticole, spur-wing lapwing, black tern are the bird species brooding in the site. Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) winters in the site during migration period. Mammals Eurasian otter, jackal, fox, badger and hare are the mammal species recorded in the environment <strong>of</strong> Lake Uluabat. 59
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS Archeology stadion, inner castle and city walls, antique theatres and churches in the surrounding areas <strong>of</strong> Lake Uluabat. walls as well as 17 registered trees. The settlement was registered as an Urban Archeological Site by the Council <strong>of</strong> Monuments in 1998. Past and Present Land Use Human settlements in Lake Uluabat have continued since ancient times (100 BC). The routes between antique cities in those ages. Then freight shipment was carried out on the Sea Marmara, Uluabat Stream, Lake Uluabat and Bursa route. For thousands <strong>of</strong> years, the area had also been an important centre for silkworm breeding and silk trade due to its location. Silkworm breeding has come to cease following synthetic threads has become widespread as <strong>of</strong> 1960. Today farmers engaged in agricultural activities, fishers and workers employed in the industrial establishments in the area as well as the tradespeople providing services for those establishments and meeting local needs compose the social structure <strong>of</strong> the area. There are industrial facilities based on agricultural activities and water products, providing employment and production in significant ratios. Widely produced in the region, tomatoes are transformed to tomato paste as well as other vegetables and fruits to frozen or processed food. Dairy products are also processed in these facilities. NATURAL RESOURCE USE Agriculture There is intensive agricultural activities in the environs <strong>of</strong> Lake Uluabat except for the southeastern portion consisted <strong>of</strong> elevated slopes and forest areas. The agricultural activities in the immediates <strong>of</strong> the lake and on the islands vary with respect to the source <strong>of</strong> the water used for irrigation, crop range and agricultural engagements <strong>of</strong> households. Tomato, onion, potato, sugar beet, corn, eggplant, bean, sesame, sunflower, wheat and barley are the leading products. Olive cultivation and orcharding also have a significant place in the area. Water is pumped out <strong>of</strong> the lake and used for irrigating the agriculture lands <strong>of</strong> 6350ha. Livestock Livestock production today is losing its significance, whereas it was a more widespread and remarkable business in the past. Breeding in a few facilities and cattle raising for 60
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