Seafood

Press release… Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population… June, 2026… Rome/Mombasa, Kenya – At 184 billion dollars, trade in aquatic animal products continues to hit record highs and now rivals terrestrial meat trade in value. Ensuring sustainable and equitable growth of marine and inland ecosystems, …

Press release… Between April 24 and May 24, 2026, the media campaign conducted in Japan as part of the Turkish Salmon from Black Sea TURQUALITY Project, run by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), was successfully completed. The campaign included video advertisements, banner ads, advertorials and print media work …

June, 2026… Türkiye’s total fishery production soared by 11.1 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year, exceeding 1 million tonnes, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on June 4. Aquaculture remained the dominant source of output, accounting for more than three-fifths of total production. Of the total, 33.4 percent …

June, 2026… Türkiye’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry plans to expand production of endangered sturgeon and enter the global market under the “Turkish Caviar” brand, according to daily Milliyet. The country aims to generate more than 100 million dollars in annual export revenue from the product by 2028. Sturgeon fishing has been banned in …

Press release… Underlining the strategic importance of the agriculture, livestock and aquaculture sectors for the future of our country, Ufuk Atakan Demir, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Association, said, “I congratulate all our farmers who continue production throughout our country and …

Press release… The fisheries sector, one of the star sectors of exports, continued to write a success story in exports during the January-April period of 2026. The Turkish aquaculture sector ramped up its exports by 21 percent to reach 737 million dollars in the January-April period of 2026. The strong …

Press release… A sector board has been formed for the period of 2026-2026 to serve in the fisheries and animal products sector, which meets the world’s protein needs for three meals a day and brings in over 4 billion dollars as foreign currency to Türkiye annually. Left to right – …

TURKISH SALMON FEATURED IN JAPAN’S ECONOMIC GIANT, THE NIKKEI… Press release… The Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) is strengthening the position of Turkish salmon in the Japanese market through a promotional campaign supported by TURQUALITY®. A short promotional film published on Nikkei Online, which reaches 30 million users monthly, …

Press release… The fishery sector ramped up its exports by 24 percent in the first quarter… The seafood sector, one of the star sectors of exports, continued to write a success story in exports in the first quarter of 2026. Having recorded exports of 445 million dollars in the January–March …

Türkiye aims to reach 2.5 billion dollars in seafood exports in 2026, said Oğulcan Kemal Sagun, Vice Chairman of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (İSHİB)… Sagun said first-quarter growth and the opening of the Chinese market indicate that this target is achievable, noting that the industry currently exports to 110 countries. …