Seafood

Nutrition in Turkey: Consumption of red meat and seafood is low, obesity is high! Turkey is one of the European countries that consumes the least red meat and seafood. According to the compilation made by Tuğba Öztürk from Hürriyet Daily by examining the data of FAO (UN Food and Agriculture …

Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Deputy Chairperson of Eastern Black Sea Exporters’s Association (DKİB), said that they export the Turkish salmon to many countries but it is mostly exported to the Russian Federation as it is enjoyed by the Russian people and Vietnam, the second most exported country, processes the product into …

Press release… The export of Rainbow Trout, a subspecies of the trout species grown in the Black Sea, which is known as Black Sea Salmon in the domestic market and known as Turkish Salmon in foreign markets, increased every month and exceeded the 100 million dollars limit. Turkish salmon In …

Fishermen have caught a swordfish in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait after approximately half a century since it was last seen in Turkish waters. “It is good news to learn that an endangered species is seen in Istanbul Strait,” Nuray Erkan, a professor from Istanbul University’s Hydrology Faculty, told the daily Milliyet on Oct. …

Salmon exports increased by 264 percent… Turkey’s salmon exports increased by 264 percent in the January-September period compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 109 million dollars. According to the data compiled from the Aegean Exporters’ Associations, Turkey’s aquaculture exports in the January-September period of 2020 were …

Press release… The Turkish fishery and animal products sector, which aims to reach an export volume of 3.5 billion dollars by the end of 2023, presented its seafood and animal products to importers from all over the world at the ANUGA Food Fair held in Cologne, Germany. Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman …

Press release… 14 October 2021, Istanbul  – The Seventh Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish) was held on 11-13 October 2021, with the participation of CACFish members, key regional stakeholders and invited contracting parties. CACFish plays a central role in enhancing regional cooperation in fisheries and …

Turkey could have launched an eco-fishing approach in the wake of the marine mucilage that invaded Turkish seas early summer due to rising temperatures and pollution, but it missed the opportunity, according to an expert. Dr. Mustafa Sarı “One of the articles on Turkey’s Mucilage Action Plan is about the transition to an …

Press release… The Turkish fishery and animal products sector garnish the world’s tables for 3 meals a day, increasing its exports by 28 percent in the last year, climbing from 2 billion 350 million dollars to 3 billion dollars 6 million dollars. For the first time in the history of …

In the 8-month period covering January-August 2021, exports from Trabzon region to the Russian Federation reached 115,551,947 dollars, soaring by 31 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Fresh fruit and vegetables In the same period, exports from the Black Sea Region, where 18 provinces are located, …