Turkey: The anchovy catch increased in the Sea of Marmara

Published 2024년 1월 31일

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The Marmara Sea has seen a successful anchovy fishing season, particularly in the last quarter of the year, following a two-month ban imposed last year to protect the ecosystem, according to Naci Karabiber, President of the Çanakkale-Tekirdağ Regional Union of the Central Association of Seafood Catchers Producers. However, fish prices have increased due to cooling waters causing fish to move offshore and deeper, resulting in less catch. Additionally, bluefish fishing has exceeded expectations this season.

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Naci Karabiber, President of the Çanakkale-Tekirdağ Regional Union of the Central Association of Seafood Catchers Producers (DEM-BİR), said, "Last year in February, in coordination with our General Directorate of Fisheries, we imposed a ban on anchovy hunting in the Marmara Sea during the season. We reaped the fruits of it this year. "There was very good anchovy fishing in the Marmara Sea this year. The months of October, November and December were really good," he said. In February last year, anchovy fishing was banned in the Marmara Sea by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for approximately 2 months in order to protect its ecosystem and provide more economic contribution to fishermen next season. DEM-BİR Çanakkale-Tekirdağ Regional Union President Naci Karabiber emphasized that anchovy hunting has increased in the Marmara Sea this hunting season, following the hunting ban on anchovies last year. Stating that the end of the fishing season is approaching, Naci Karabiber ...

Source: Sondakika