Seafood

The “Small in Scale, Big in Value” project was launched in cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Metro Turkiye and Muğla Province Trout Breeders’ Association. Within the scope of the project, which aims to protect small and traditional family fishery and to give trout the value …

Professor Dr. Mehmet Gökoğlu, a lecturer of Akdeniz University (AU) Fisheries Faculty, said that they face some questions whether what people prefer to eat ‘Naturally grown fish or farm-raised fish’ or ‘Do farm fish have hormones?’ Dr. Gökoğlu said, “The majority of the feed used in farm fish is obtained …

Forty percent of the world’s population live near coastal areas, more than 3 billion people utilize the oceans for their livelihood, and 80 percent of world trade is achieved using the seas. The oceans, seas and coastal areas contribute to food security and poverty eradication. And yet, the oceans are …

Press release… Workshop participants enriched their knowledge of aquaculture and visited private aquaculture farms and research institutions… 22 June 2022, Antalya, Türkiye – Fisheries and aquaculture have made significant contributions to livelihoods, employment, food security and nutrition for decades. In 2018, 52 percent of fish available for human consumption came from aquaculture. Aquaculture is …

IYAFA: Interview with Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at FAO, on the importance of artisanal fisheries and aquaculture for the environmental sustainability We sat down with professor Barange to hear his vision for the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture and to focus on Pillar …

Press release… Azerbaijanis loved Turkish fish very much…. In the January-April period of 2022, which breaks export records every year, the aquaculture sector, which brought Turkiye 472 million dollars in foreign currency with an increase of 16 percent, organized a Fish-Bread Festival in Azerbaijan as a friendly and brotherly country. …

Aquaculture production soared by 1.8 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year and amounted to 799 thousand 851 tons, while aquaculture products accounted for 59 percent of the production. Fisheries hunting decreased by 9.9 percent last year. Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK – TURKSTAT)) announced the fisheries data for 2021. …

Press release… Yüksel Akgöl was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the 2021 Ordinary Elective General Assembly Meeting of the Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHİB), a member of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB). Yüksel Akgöl Yüksel Akgöl, the new Chairman of ASHİB’s Board …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman of the Board of Directors Bedri Girit stated that as fishery and animal products sector, they reached the export level of 3 billion 590 million dollars at the end of 2021, catching their 2023 target two years ago. Bedri Girit …