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FISHERMEN EXPECT AN ABUNDANT SEASON THIS YEAR!

In the Black Sea, fishermen, who have completed their last preparations before the hunting season that will start on 1 September 2023, are hopeful about the new season. Atıf Malkoç, Head of Samsun Fisheries Cooperatives Union said that they are ready for the fishing season that will start on 1 …

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FISHING BAN STARTS ON APRIL 15!

Despite about 3 weeks remaining in the seas for the fishing ban that will start on April 15, some boats could not fish as they expected, so they stopped early and anchored in the port. While some fishermen are already starting their preparations for the next season, some will go …

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DR. MUSTAFA SARI: TURKEY COULD HAVE LAUNCHED AN ECO-FISHING APPROACH!

Turkey could have launched an eco-fishing approach in the wake of the marine mucilage that invaded Turkish seas early summer due to rising temperatures and pollution, but it missed the opportunity, according to an expert. Dr. Mustafa Sarı “One of the articles on Turkey’s Mucilage Action Plan is about the transition to an …

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NEW FISHING SEASON STARTS WHILE FISHERMEN MOSTLY CATCH MACKERELS AND MULLETS…

The first fish caught in the Marmara Sea with the start of the new fishing season on Sept. 1 are horse mackerels and striped red mullets. “We have mostly horse mackerel. We also have anchovy and mullus. There is no blue fish. We also do not expect bonito this year,” Hakan Görmüş, a fisherman, told journalists in …

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SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT CONSUMING SEAFOOD BECAUSE OF MUCILAGE?

While efforts are ongoing in line with a massive cleanup campaign launched by Turkish authorities to pull the Marmara Sea out of the mucilage calamity, residents are hesitant and concerned about consuming seafood coming from the sea. As Turkish experts warn against eating mussels and bottom fish due to the pollution that causes marine mucilage, citizens are voicing …

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“HENCEFORTH NOBODY SHOULD EXPECT PLENTY OF ANCHOVIES”

Piraziz Fisheries Cooperative President of Giresun, Hamdi Arslan, said that even though the anchovy is like sand in the sea, it will end with this type of fishing. Arslan stated that the ban on anchovy hunting in our country is not enough. Piraziz (a district of Giresun province) Fisheries Cooperative …

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“20 MILLION DOLLARS OF FISHERY EXPORTS PROVIDED FROM SAMSUN PROVINCE”

From Samsun to the European Union, Japan, South Korea, China and the Middle East countries, 20 million dollars foreign currency inflow is provided from fish exports to the Middle East countries. Samsun Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Sağlam, in his written statement, said that Samsun is one of …

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“FILL UP WITH BONITOS THIS YEAR!”

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. …

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SEAFOOD PRODUCTION IN TURKEY RISES BY 33.1 PERCENT…

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 …

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