Turkey: Iranian shrimp are sold in the market at half the price of domestic shrimps

Celal Safsoylu, Head of Karataş Fisheries Cooperative in ADANA, said that Iranian shrimp, which contains heavy metals and is brought to the country illegally for this reason, is sold in the market for half the price of domestic jumbo shrimp, and that both human health and the economy are harmed. Çukurova University Faculty of Fisheries Instructor Assoc. Dr. Ali Rıza Köşker, on the other hand, noted that the presence of metals such as arsenic, lead and mercury above a certain level in foods is harmful to human health and said, "The heavy metal rate may be higher in sea creatures such as shrimp and squid living in the bottom region. Heavy metal levels of such foods should be checked routinely.” Domestic jumbo shrimp are being sold for 300 liras per kilo in fishermen's markets this year. However, the Iranian shrimp, which has been smuggled into the country from Iran in recent months and sold for 150 liras per kilo, has become a nightmare for fishermen from Karataş. Karataş Fisheries ...