Seafood

The Turkish government has encouraged fish sales with incentives in a bid to increase consumption during the yearly four-and-a-half-month fishing ban that will be lifted by the end of this month, the agriculture minister has said. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry introduced a decision in April to release processed and …

In the first half of the year, 22.5 million dollars of fish oil was exported from the Eastern Black Sea Region. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), made a statement to the AA (Anadolu Agency) correspondent regarding the export of …

Those who photographed the best form of fish received an award… An online award ceremony was held for those who immortalized the best form of fish with their photos. They photographed the best form of fish and won the awards. Aegean Seafood and Animal Products Exporters’ Association organized a ‘Photography …

WEBINAR: Climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture under the FISHCap project of FTPP II Ankara, Turkey, 23/06/2020 – 24/06/2020 A webinar on climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture was organized on 23–24 June under the project “Capacity Building for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and …

Minister Pakdemirli said that the seafood industry survived the epidemic process without any injuries. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli stated that Turkey has a very strong position in the fishery. New export target 2 billion dollars… Reminding that the industry had the first export target of 1 billion …

This year, 2 thousand 305 tons of tuna can be hunted in Turkey… Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that the bluefin tuna fishermen started to hunt by saying ‘Vira Bismillah’ and that this year 2 thousand 305 tons of tuna can be hunted in Turkey. Minister Pakdemirli …

Fishery production in Turkey posted a 33.1% increase last year on an annual basis, the country’s statistical office said on June 5.  The fishery production reached 836,524 tons in 2019, according to TÜİK (TURKSTAT) figures. “The total fishery production was composed of catched sea fish by 44.8%, catched other sea products by 6.8%, …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that hunting season of sea cucumber which is one of the most important seafood export products has ended. Minister Pakdemirli stated that the hunting season of sea cucumbers, which started on 1 January, fed by filtering sand and mud on the sea …

Huge campaign in trout… The “Life at Home, Fish at the Table” campaign, launched with the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and the Association of Aquaculture Breeders, continues. As of yesterday trout took its place on the benches from 18.90 lira. The campaign will continue until tomorrow. Turkey …

A protocol signed between Turkey and China on the trade of aquaculture products has opened the doors for the export of Turkish fish to the Chinese market, worth 250 million dollars, Ankara’s Envoy to Beijing Abdülkadir Emin Önen told Anadolu Agency (AA) yesterday. The protocol targeting the exports of fish, …