In Marmara, neither the sea nor the fishermen are lacking in fish.

In Gemlik district of Bursa, fishermen have not been able to catch what they expected from the season due to the lack of fish flow. Gemlik Fisheries Cooperative President Hüseyin Dalarel said that fishermen from Gemlik and Mudanya are desperately waiting for the fish flow. Pointing out that fishing was very weak in the season that opened on September 1, Dalarel explained that currently, there has been no fish flow from the mouth of the strait to Gemlik Bay and other areas. Stating that boats are lying in shelters and fishermen are not going out to sea for small quantities, Dalarel said, "The costs are very heavy. Fuel and labor costs are high. There are no anchovies, sprats, mullet, and bonito. We don't know what to do. We get our bread from the sea but we are waiting helplessly." They pull the nets and return with 5-10 sprats Pointing out that the nightly cost of even a small boat is at least one thousand lira, Dalarel said, "They go, pull the nets, and return with 5-10 sprats. ...