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Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations Sector Board, emphasised that the Turkish fisheries sector focuses on R&D studies.
Stating thar the Turkish fisheries sector has made significant progress in the Turkish salmon species in recent years, Kızıltan said, “Our exports, which were 29 million dollars in 2019, reached 498 million dollars at the end of 2024. Turkish salmon dominated the sector’s export spike of more than 1 billion dollars in 5 years. Our sea bass exports surged from 331 million to 570 million dollars and sea bream exports from 286 million to 508 million dollars. These three species backed the spike in our exports.”
Touching on the market diversity of the Turkish fisheries sector, Kızıltan explained, “We send fresh, frozen, fillet, whole and smoked seafood products to more than 100 countries as requested. Our export activities cover a wide geography from Western and Eastern Europe to North Africa, from the Middle East to the Gulf countries, from the Far East to Southeast Asia, from North and South America to Central Asia, from the Caucasus to the Balkans, from Sub-Saharan Africa to Scandinavia and even Oceania. This wide export network is a concrete indicator of having a strong presence in international markets and establishing sustainable commercial relations on a global scale.”
Pointing out that sustainable fisheries is rapidly ramping up in the Turkish seafood sector and aquaculture facilities based on advanced technology are becoming widespread, Kızıltan added, “Our facility capacity, which was 50 thousand in 2002, has reached 850 thousand by 2024 and we believe that this figure will increase even more. Thanks to R&D investments, more efficient and environmentally friendly methods are becoming widespread. In particular, efforts to reduce marine pollution will make our industry more sustainable in the long term.”
“Türkiye’s fishing fleet has reached a highly developed level thanks to the investments and modernisation works carried out in recent years. Our fleet includes a wide range of vessels, from traditional inshore fishing vessels to large-scale vessels suitable for offshore fishing. Especially large-scale vessels are equipped with advanced technologies and make fishing more efficient and sustainable,” Kızıltan concluded…
