Turkey: Fish ban period should be withdrawn to March 15, warning from fishermen

Fishermen's warning "Fish ban period should be withdrawn to March 15" BİTLİS - Fishermen who make their living by fishing in the Tatvan district of Bitlis said that the fishing ban should be moved to March 15 instead of April 15 in order to increase the pearl mullet population living in Lake Van. The population of pearl mullet living in Lake Van, Turkey's largest soda lake, has decreased due to poaching. The pearl mullet, which provides a livelihood for approximately 15 thousand people, disappointed the fishermen of Bitlis this year. The fishermen, who said that the fishing ban would be withdrawn to March 15 and that this would benefit the fish population, said that if no precautions are taken, the pearl mullet will become extinct. Saying that a pearl mullet lays 6 thousand eggs, Murat Teacher, who sells retail fish, said, "The low population of pearl mullet is due to the poaching of the fish during the hunting ban period. A fish lays an average of 6 thousand eggs. Since there is ...