Turkey: Fish exports to the world from Gümüşhane, which has no sea

Rainbow trout raised in dam lakes produced for electricity in landlocked Gümüşhane are exported to Russia, China, Chile and Japan as Black Sea salmon, contributing billions of dollars to the country's economy. In the Kirazlık village of Torul district of Gümüşhane, electricity has been generated in the Torul Dam Lake, which was established on the Harşit River, one of the fastest flowing streams in Turkey, for years, and approximately 2,110 tons of rainbow trout are produced on the lake surface. Rainbow trout, weighing between 10 and 30 grams, are brought to dozens of cage trout farming facilities established on Torul Dam Lake and are raised until they reach a weight of 1 kilogram and then sent to facilities on the Black Sea coast. The fish, which continue their processes in these facilities, are exported to dozens of countries, primarily Russia, China, Chile, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and China, after they reach a weight of 3 to 5 kilograms. “We exported 70 thousand tons of ...