The fight against invasive pufferfish continues in Antalya, Turkiye

This year, 218 thousand 470 liras will be paid to 30 fishermen who caught 16 thousand 552 invasive puffer fish in ANTALYA. 'Hunting' has gained importance in efforts to reduce the population of the invasive puffer fish, whose number is rapidly increasing in the Mediterranean and Aegean. The practice of encouraging hunting of the puffer fish, which kills with its poison and damages fishermen's fishing gear with its strong jaws, in order to reduce its density in the ecosystem, continues. With the incentive application launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to combat puffer fish, 183 thousand 974 puffer fish were caught throughout Turkey by the end of 2023. 30 FISHERMEN, 16 THOUSAND 552 BLOWN FISH In Antalya, 16 thousand 552 puffer fish were received by the provincial directorate between April 22, when the practice started, and July 1 this year. Within the scope of supporting invasive puffer fish hunting for the protection of native species in the sea, 30 ...