Seafood

Turgay Türkyılmaz, General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that they have determined landing points in every region of Türkiye, whoever wants will not be able to land wherever they want and their teams will work in those regions. Turgay Türkyılmaz Türkyılmaz stated …

Professor Dr. Sinan Mavruk, Faculty Member of Çukurova University Faculty of Fisheries, unveiled that fish species decreased due to global warming and aquaculture came to the fore in fisheries. Professor Dr. Sinan Mavruk, Faculty Member of Çukurova University Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine Biology, stated that global warming and …

‘Climate change is intensifying the impacts of pollution in the Black Sea,’ says World Bank official… The World Bank on Friday approved a grant of 6.39 million dollars for a project to reduce pollution in the Black Sea. A statement by the bank said that the Black Sea became one …

Sinop Central Fisheries Cooperative Union Chairperson Namık Ünlü stated that this year, they will start bonito fishing on the day they call September 1. “It looks very, very good bonito fishing. The current indications in the sea seem to be 50 times more bonito than last year,” he said. Namık …

Atıf Malkoç, Head of Black Sea province of Samsun’s Fisheries Cooperatives Union stated that the anchovy fishing quota to be implemented as of this season will negatively affect the fishermen and citizens and said, “Anchovy will compete with gold.” Atıf Malkoç Pointing out that anchovy catch constitutes 65 percent of …

Bandırma (a district of Balıkesir province) Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Maritime Faculty, Department of Maritime Business Management Professor Dr. Mustafa Sarı warned that if ecosystem-based fishery management is not adopted, the amount of fish caught will gradually decrease and species such as anchovy, horse mackerel and bluefish will disappear. …

Professor Dr. Halil Şen, Vice Dean of Ege University Faculty of Fisheries and Deputy Head of Aquaculture Department, said that Türkiye produces fish at world standards. Dr. Halil Şen Türkiye ranks 17th in the world and 1st among European Union countries in aquaculture… According to the latest data, total aquaculture …

In the 6-month period of this year, 317 million dollars of income was obtained from fish raised in aquaculture facilities operating in Türkiye’s Southwestern province of Muğla and exported to 69 countries. In Muğla region, where a significant portion of Türkiye’s marine aquaculture production is realised, the amount of production …

Exports of fishery products from the Eastern Black Sea in the first half of 2024 surged by 11 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 89 million 788 thousand 193 dollars. According to the information compiled from the data of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), exports …

Press release… Tuna farmed in Türkiye’s western province of Izmir, which is the most important centre of the country in tuna farming, is exported to many countries, especially Japan and makes a significant contribution to the national economy. The caught tuna are transported to a total of 6 farms in …