Turkey: As the ban ended, shrimp sold for 60 lira/kilo

With the ban on shrimp, sole and flounder fishing in January, the fishermen spent most of their time in the port, maintaining their boats and repairing their damaged nets, due to the adverse weather conditions. Fishermen sailed for shrimp in the morning as the ban ended today. The fishermen who returned to the shore with plenty of shrimp took their place on the stalls. İbrahim Pehlivanoğlu, President of Süleymanpaşa Fisheries Cooperative, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the shrimps caught in the fishermen's nets make people smile. Stating that the small boat fishermen will continue to hunt until April 15, Pehlivanoğlu said, "The fishermen who completed the maintenance of their nets and boats went to sea for shrimp in the morning. Thank goodness it was a good hunt. Our fishing friends did not return to the shore empty. I hope the fisherman will smile if the shrimp ...