Turkey: 11-month exports of Aegean fishermen exceeded 1 billion dollars

Aegean fishermen's 11-month exports exceeded 1 billion dollars. Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Association increased its exports from 984 million dollars in the 11-month period of 2022 to 1 billion 40 million dollars with an increase of 6 percent in the same period of 2023. While the aquaculture sector was the only food product group within the Aegean Exporters' Association that exceeded the 1 billion dollar threshold, it received a 21 percent share of EİB's 5 billion 180 million dollar food product exports in the 11-month period of 2023. Aegean fishermen exported two out of every three fish exported by Turkey. While Turkey exported aquatic products worth 1 billion 540 million dollars in the January-November period of 2023, Aegean fishermen succeeded in producing two out of every three fish. Stating that Aegean aquaculture farmers have invested heavily in aquaculture in the last 25 years, Bedri Girit, President of the Aegean Aquaculture and Animal Products ...