Seafood

Press release… With the participation of 45 representatives from 17 different countries, FEAP (Federation of European Aquaculture Producers) General Assembly was held on 23-24 May at Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent Hotel in Istanbul with the organisation of Aegean, Istanbul and Mediterranean Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations. TURQUALITY and Development …

Press release… The Turkish fishery sector, which has become one of the locomotive sectors of exports in Türkiye since the beginning of the 2000s, has ramped up its exports by 65 percent in the last 5 years, from 1 billion to 1.7 billion dollars. Sinan Kızıltan Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of …

Press release… The Turkish fishery sector, which has become one of the locomotive sectors of exports in Türkiye since the beginning of the 2000s, has ramped up its exports by 65 percent in the last 5 years, from 1 billion to 1.7 billion dollars. Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector …

Oğulcan Sagun, Vice Chair of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products exporters’ Association, announced that exports in the aquaculture sector soared by 2.6 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year and reached 1 billion 736 million dollars. ‘”We are the leader in Europe in the export of sea bass …

Describing Turkish salmon correctly… Norway is the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon. Norway also carries out significant catches of small pelagic species such as cod and deep-water fish species. Salmon is the product group that Türkiye and Norway are most at odds with each other. Oğulcan Kemal Sagun …

Eastern Black Sea’s 4-month exports of Turkish salmon surged by 56 percent… Turkish salmon exports from the Eastern Black Sea surged by 56 percent in the January-April period and reached 44 million 292 thousand 248 dollars. Saffet Kalyoncu Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry aims to increase the catches of Turkish vessels and obtain new fishing grounds, especially in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, by completing fisheries agreements with 12 African countries and continuing negotiations with 15 more countries. The ministry is actively negotiating fisheries partnerships with Gabon, Djibouti, …

Participating in the Seafood fair organised in Barcelona, Spain, Türkiye took place next to the Norwegian stand in the fair and made a trunk show against Norwegian fishermen. Under the leadership of Istanbul Seafood and Products Exporters’ Association (İSHİB), 20 producers from Türkiye participated in the fair. Seafood, which is …

Competing with Norwegian producers in Europe, the Turkish aquaculture sector has accelerated its efforts to ramp up its exports to over 2 billion dollars this year. The sector, which wants to overcome the price pressure in Russia and Japan with alternative markets, is preparing to enter the world giant China. …

Mustafa Altuğ Atalay, General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, said that Turkish salmon production has increased in the Black Sea and as of 2023, around 66 thousand tonnes of Turkish salmon were raised. Mustafa Altuğ Atalay Mustafa Altuğ Atalay, General Director of Fisheries …