Seafood

Salmon production in Türkiye exceeded 190,000 tons in 2022, as the country ranked second in the world after Iran, the statistics by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed. While Iran produced nearly 194,000 tons of salmon, over 1 million tons were produced in 77 countries, the FAO’s report stated. The …

Türkiye moved to the top spot in aquaculture production in the past four years, surpassing all EU member states, according to the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. The industry generated $1.7 billion in export revenues in 2022, shipping products to 103 countries. Production of the sector, which was more than 500,000, is expected to be around …

Press release… The aquaculture and animal products sector, which brought 4 billion 66 million dollars of foreign currency to Türkiye in 2022 by supplying the world’s protein needs, set an export target of 5 billion dollars for 2026. Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ESÜHİB) Chairperson Bedri Girit stated …

A few days prior to the start of the fishing ban, fishermen say this season has not been productive, while an expert attributes the decrease in the species in Marmara to overfishing and pollution. The amount of seafood caught in Türkiye is decreasing every year. Although the end of the season is days away, fishermen have not yet …

Press release… Turkish food exporters, who could not go to Japan, one of the world’s largest food importers, for four years due to the pandemic, attended Japan’s largest food fair Foodex Japan on March 7-10 and returned to Türkiye with new export connections. Bedri Girit Turkish salmon achieved a record …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, which realizes 60 percent of Türkiye’s aquaculture and animal products exports to the USA, participated in the Winter Fancy Food Show Fair held in Las Vegas on January 15-17. Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Bedri Girit said that …

Sea bream, sea bass and Turkish salmon took the lead in Turkey’s aquaculture exports in 2022. Fisheries exports from Türkiye to 96 countries, especially the Russian Federation, increased by 4 percent in quantity and 17 percent in value compared to the previous year. The first three products in export were …

There is an abundance of anchovy at fish stalls in Istanbul. Anchovy, whose price increased to around 100 TL this year, decreased to 50 TL. Fishermen said that citizens turned to anchovy due to the price drop. After bonito, anchovy began to decorate the fish stalls. With the withdrawal of …

Press release… Muğla, Türkiye’s leader in aquaculture exports… Muğla, the capital of aquaculture exports in Türkiye, is proud to exceed 1 billion dollars in 2022 for the first time in its history. While achieving its 2022 target, Muğla became the 22nd province in Türkiye to exceed the 1 billion dollar …

Turkish salmon produced in Torul Dam Lake, established to generate energy on a stream in the northern province of Gümüşhane, which does not have a coast to the sea, is exporting an average of 3,000 tonnes per year. Dams and ponds built in recent years in Gümüşhane, where 60 percent of its geography …