Turkey: The abundance of anchovies in the Black Sea instead of bonito expectations

With the end of the hunting ban on the seas as of September 1, fishermen who set out to the Black Sea could not find bonito. These days, when the Black Sea is experiencing the most productive fishing season in recent years, the stalls are decorated with anchovies, horse mackerel, haddock, red mullet and sargan fish. As of September 1, with the end of the hunting ban in the seas, fishermen who went to sea filled their nets with anchovies. While there were many fish varieties on the stalls for the first time this year at the Fish Market in Trabzon's Moloz area, the first choice of the citizens was anchovy. It is stated that the fish coming from the Black Sea, where the most fertile season of recent years has been experienced, is caught more abundantly as the weather gets colder, while anchovies are offered for sale at the stalls for 50 TL, horse mackerel for 50 TL, whiting for 60 TL, sargan for 100 TL and red mullet for 100 TL. Mehmet Örseloğlu, one of the fishermen tradesmen, ...