Bulgaria: The sea in the south boiled with fish, they take out 200 kg per day

Published 2021년 11월 14일

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The article reports a significant decrease in the price of fresh fish, particularly horse mackerel and black grouse, in Burgas, Bulgaria, due to an unprecedented catch in the south sea. The prices have fallen drastically, with horse mackerel now costing BGN 3-3.50 per kilo and black grouse selling for BGN 4.50. This situation has attracted many people to buy in bulk, leading to queues at fish stalls. However, the supply of bonito has been affected, as some have escaped into Turkish waters, resulting in high prices for fresh and frozen bonito.
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Fresh fish hit the price bottom after decades of unprecedented catch. The sea to the south is literally boiling with horse mackerel and black grouse, and fishing boats take out 100-200 kg per day, sometimes more. Within thirty days, the price of both species collapsed fivefold. At the beginning of October, the fresh chernokop cost BGN 20 per kilo, and the horse mackerel sold at BGN 14. The record prices began to fall gradually and have now reached an unprecedented price, which the people of Burgas do not remember from Tat's time. In the fish shops the fresh horse mackerel is sold for BGN 3-3.50, and the black grouse costs BGN 4.50. "If the sea continues to produce so many fish, the price may fall even more. For fresh fish, the price is directly dependent on the quantities caught. If it is scarce, prices fly up, and when there is a rich catch, it falls. It's just that fishermen have nothing to make a huge catch. Freezing certain quantities is an option but you can't freeze tons ", ...
Source: Monitor

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