Turkey: Pufferfish were purchased mostly in Antalya

Published 2022년 9월 15일

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The article highlights the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas to combat the threat posed by pufferfish to the ecosystem and human health. This initiative involves purchasing puffer fish from fishermen in Turkey, with 164 thousand liras paid for 16,245 fish since the start of the year. The majority of these purchases were made in Antalya, where 75 thousand liras was paid for 8,954 puffer fish. The ministry is utilizing 1 million 200 thousand quotas for puffer fish this year and will continue the purchase until December 31st. The puffer fish, known for its toxicity, is only purchased from licensed fishing vessels and not from amateur anglers. The article also clarifies that there is no current use of puffer fish in the pharmaceutical industry and that the fish or its tail, if obtained, are destroyed in line with the 'Animal Feed Ingredients' regulation.

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In the fight against pufferfish, which pose a threat to the ecosystem, fisheries and human health in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues to receive support for the fishing of fishermen. Fishermen who are fishing for puffer fish in accordance with the criteria determined by the ministry throughout Turkey have been paid 164 thousand liras for 16 thousand 24 fish since the beginning of the year. In Antalya, where the most purchases are made, fishermen were paid 75 thousand liras for 8 thousand 954 puffer fish. TAIL OR ALL FISH Blowfish, which contains tetrodotoxin, the world's most powerful marine toxin, and has a poison 1200 times higher than cyanide, is purchased in 14 places in Antalya determined by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. Purchases are made in the form of tail or delivery of the fish as a whole. The fishermen who catch pufferfish are paid 12.5 liras per grain for the 'Lagocephalus sceleratus' ...

Source: Antalyaekspres