This study examines environmental accountability in coastal fisheries management, focusing on the Black Sea region. Drawing on literature, policy analysis, and stakeholder insights, it reveals how coastal fishing communities—despite their dependence on marine ecosystems—are often excluded from decision- making processes that shape their livelihoods. The findings highlight persistent gaps between sustainability policies and their implementation, including ecological degradation, weak institutional coordination, and unequal power relations. Supported by the TÜBİTAK 2221 Sabbatical Research Program, the study proposes an ecosocial governance approach that integrates ecological sustainability, social justice, participatory decision- making,

To all the fishermans that help with their time for the interviews and to Tubitak for this opportunity

EcoSocial Model,Fishery Communities,Coastal Fisheries Management,Black Sea,Environmental Accountability