This season, anchovies are practically bursting from the Black Sea.

In the Black Sea, this season marks the first time in many years that there is an abundance of anchovies, with fishermen stating that it seems as if anchovies are gushing from the sea in a richness not seen in years. Boat workers indicate that they sometimes even stay awake due to the density of anchovies, noting that despite no mackerel this season, they have been catching anchovies non-stop for three months. "We sometimes stay awake due to the density of anchovies" Selami Tezlik, one of the boat workers, stated that this season there is a bountiful and very nice abundance of anchovies in the Black Sea. "We can say that anchovies are gushing from the Black Sea. It really is like that, as there is so much anchovy that sometimes we stay awake. Anchovies are usually caught in the open sea, in the region extending from Sinop to Trabzon." "We have been catching anchovies non-stop for three months" Ahmet Doğan, another boat worker, noted that they have been catching anchovies non-stop ...