Turkey: The prohibitions worked and anchovies grew

Since the anchovy caught in the Black Sea was less than 9 centimeters, which is the minimum fishing length, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry banned anchovy fishing from the Bosphorus and Sarıyer to Georgia on 8 January. The boundaries of the hunting ban, which lasted for about a month, were changed as a result of evaluations. With the new decision taken by the Ministry, the area in the east of Istanbul and within the borders of Kocaeli was opened for anchovy hunting. In other areas, the ban will continue until February 7. The ban on anchovy fishing in certain regions pleased the fishermen. With the lifting of the ban, fishermen went to sea. Mahmut Poyraz (65), who fishes with his purse-sein boat in Anadolu Kavağı, said, “This year the fishermen smiled. In some years, fish are small in size. "With the measures taken, the size of the anchovy has grown." 'MORE TIGHT MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN' 28-year-old fisherman Murat Kaya said, “Stricter measures should be taken. There are ...