The amount of pufferfish to be purchased in Turkey is 1 million 250 thousand

Published 2022년 8월 18일

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Turkey has announced a purchase of 1.25 million pufferfish to combat the invasive species' threat to the ecosystem, fisheries, and human health in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. The pufferfish, which can carry a poison 1200 times stronger than cyanide, will be purchased both as tails and whole. The ministry has set the purchase price and has already received applications from 24 fishermen. The pufferfish, originally from the Red Sea, has adapted to the Mediterranean and Aegean due to climate change. Consumption of the fish is strictly forbidden, and landing without permission is punishable by a penalty of 16 thousand TL.

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It has been announced that the amount to be purchased this year is 1 million 250 thousand by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the fight against pufferfish, which are seen in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and pose a great threat to the ecosystem, fisheries and human health. Antalya Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Deputy Director Asım Karabulut said, "The more we can clean this species, the better we will have struggled from the habitat." The puffer fish, which has a poison 1200 times higher than cyanide, will be available this year both as a tail and as a whole. According to the communiqué published in the Official Gazette at the beginning of August, a price of 12.5 TL per grain for the 'Lagocephalus sceleratus' species and 5 TL each for the other 7 small species was determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 8 thousand units were purchased this year. Antalya Agriculture and Forestry Provincial Deputy Director Asım Karabulut gave information on the ...

Source: Sondakika