Turkey: The storm in the Marmara Sea hit anchovy prices

The price of anchovy fish, which was sold for 70 lira last week at Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Bandırma Fisheries Market, reached 100 lira per kilo this week. Adverse weather conditions in the Marmara Sea had a negative impact on fish prices. While bonito was sold for 150 lira each at Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Bandırma Fisheries Market this week, bluefish was sold for 180 lira, and sea bream and sea bass took their place on the stalls for 100 lira. The fish most affected by the price increase was Marmara anchovy. The price of anchovy per kilo increased from 70 lira to 100 lira. In his statement on the subject, fisherman Sezgin Acar stated that fishing depends entirely on weather conditions and said, "When the weather gets bad, fish are caught in less quantity. For example, the price of local anchovy was 70 lira per kilo last week, but this week it increased to 100 ...