Seafood

The amount of fish caught in 2021 has decreased across the country, while water pollution and overfishing have reduced the fish stock in the Black Sea, according to an expert. Stressing especially on overfishing, Ahmet Şahin from Sürmene Marine Sciences Faculty of Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ), warned, “The amount of fish caught in …

Press release… Turkish aquaculture growers rely on nutritional values… Collaboration with the university from the aquaculture sector… The Fisheries sector, which brought in foreign currency of 1 billion 97 million dollars to Turkey in the January-October period of 2021, added a new ring to the University-Export cooperation in order to …

Press release… An event named “Fish is Health” was held in Narlıdere district of İzmir province… An event themed “Fish is Health” was held in İzmir’s Narlıdere District to increase the habit of consuming fish and raise awareness among consumers. Mustafa Özen District Governor Suat Dervişoğlu and İzmir Provincial Agriculture …

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 …