Seafood

Press release… Ankara – August 31, 2020 Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar, declaring the ban on hunting at sea will end tonight, said, “Tonight our fishermen, by saying ‘heave Bismillah’, they will sail. I wish all our fishermen a prosperous season with plenty of products.” Bayraktar …

Bonito is expected to be abundant in the seas this year… Ramazan Özkaya, Chairman of the Central Union of Fisheries Cooperatives, stated that the fishermen are ready for the new season and said, “This year there will be plenty of bonito, the Turkish people will be full up with bonitos. …

Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture, Head of Fisheries Engineering Department Professor Dr. Mine Kırkağaç said that fisheries and aquaculture production in Turkey is 836 thousand 168 tons according to data of 2019 and 55,36 percent of this amount obtained by hunting. Dr. Kırkağaç said, “Although the decrease of approximately 12 …

Since the ban on fishing in the seas will be lifted as of September 1, it is important for the fishermen who make their final preparations to comply with the prohibitions on fish length, time, location and species during fishing. Fishermen are making their final preparations days before the ban …

Press release… Fisheries and animal products sector closed the first half of 2020 with 1 billion 127 million dollars of exports. Turkish fisheries and animal products sector as from the beginning of the 2000s, has been one of the leading export sectors in Turkey. Bedri Girit, Chairman of Aegean Fisheries …

As seasonal ban on fishing with lures was lifted on Aug. 15, the first batches of fish caught in the sea were put on the market in the Black Sea province of Sinop on Aug. 15. Fishermen were hopeful of fishing bonito this season, which will be fully opened on Sept. 1. “These bonitos caught with …

Seafood production in Turkey posted a 33.1 percent increase last year on an annual basis, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) said in June. The fishery production reached 836,524 tons in 2019, according to TURKSTAT figures. “The total fishery production constitutes the fishes caught by 44.8 percent, other sea products by …

The Turkish government has encouraged fish sales with incentives in a bid to increase consumption during the yearly four-and-a-half-month fishing ban that will be lifted by the end of this month, the agriculture minister has said. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry introduced a decision in April to release processed and …

In the first half of the year, 22.5 million dollars of fish oil was exported from the Eastern Black Sea Region. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), made a statement to the AA (Anadolu Agency) correspondent regarding the export of …

Those who photographed the best form of fish received an award… An online award ceremony was held for those who immortalized the best form of fish with their photos. They photographed the best form of fish and won the awards. Aegean Seafood and Animal Products Exporters’ Association organized a ‘Photography …