Turkey: Aquaculture exports in Muğla reached 810 million dollars

Last year, 810 million dollars worth of aquatic products were exported in Muğla, where a significant part of Turkey's marine aquaculture production is carried out. Fish produced in facilities in the city center and districts are taken from the production area and taken to the facilities for processing. Fish cleaned in the facilities are ready for sale as fillets or frozen. Fish are sent to the domestic market as well as to export, contributing to the country's economy. Muğla Provincial Deputy Director of Agriculture and Forestry Muhammed Sevinç told the AA correspondent that they continue to grow and improve themselves in the field of aquaculture. Pointing out that Muğla contributes to the economy with sea bream, sea bass, granny, trout and many fish varieties, Sevinç said, "While our exports, which were 78 thousand tons in 2020, increased to 129 thousand tons in 2023, the income from aquatic products exports in 2020 will be 410 million dollars in 2023." "It reached the desired ...