This research was carried out during the period 08/28/2012 - 07/29/2013 in order to
determine the qualitative composition of Puffer Fishes (Tetraodontidae) in the marine
water of Latakia.
Fish samples were collected from three stations (Borj Islam
, Al madina al riyadiah
and Jableh), the total of fishes were / 255 / individuals. All fish individuals were classified,
preserved and placed at the High Institute of Marine Research Laboratory, some biological
factors of the collected fish (K%, GSI%,HIS%) were studied.
Results had revealed the presence of five species of Puffer Fish belong to three
genera of Tetraodontidae: Lagocephalus sceleratus, L. spadiceus, L. suezensis,
Sphoeroides pachygaster, Torquigener flavimaculosus. S. pachygaster species (migratory
species from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea) has been recorded for the first
time in the marine water of Syria. Results showed that L. suezensis were more coincidence
species in the catch. The amounts caught of Puffer Fishes varied according to the stations;
the highest was in Borj Islam. K% was almost similar in all species, while GSI% and
HSI% varied according to the species and seasons.
Groundwater Samples were collected from seven locations distributed in
Lattakiabasin during the winter and summer seasons of 2013.All samples were treated
chemically and calculated statistically to evaluate the quality of the studied water and its
chemical properties. The aim was to assess the suitability of the water to be potable and to
determine the predominant hydrogeology status.
It was noticed that the concentrations of the detected major elements were within
allowed limits cited for drinking and irrigation waters. Also, it was found that there were
no sharp changes either in salinity or in geochemical type of the water toward groundwater
movement. Furthermore, the groundwater in the studied locations was largely influenced
by lithological composition of aquatic holder. In general, these waters were found to be
uncontaminated with marine waters with exception of the location called " wall of Al
Mena Al Baida" that is located near the sea. This has been proven by calculation of some
of geochemical proportions. Also, this study proved that the aquatic flows in the different
water holders of Latakia basin have a hydrolytic relationship among them. Consequently,
these flows comprise a uniform aquatic flow with homogenous properties in most of its
parts. The direction movement of this uniform flow was identical to the general decline of
the zone mostly.
