In Erzurum, one of Turkey's highest and coldest provinces, businesses established in dams and ponds with barrages produce 3,500 tons of rainbow trout and Turkish salmon annually. Dams and ponds built on the Karasu, Aras, and Çoruh rivers, which flow through Erzurum at an altitude of 2,000 meters and irrigate the lands of Eastern Anatolia, draw attention with their contributions to agriculture, animal husbandry, and energy sectors, as well as to aquaculture. In Erzurum, where the cold winters and cool summers are felt due to its high altitude, cage fishermen export the rainbow trout and Turkish salmon they produce to surrounding provinces and Russia via the Black Sea. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Alpaslan Kenger told AA correspondent that interest in cage fishing in the region is constantly increasing. Kenger explained that there are 60 facilities in the aquaculture sector in Erzurum, 20 of which are engaged in land-based fishing and 40 in cage fishing. "Our ...