Turkey: Tokat's salmon grows in the Black Sea and reaches world tables

The last harvest season of this year has begun with cage fishing activities carried out in the Almus district of Tokat, which is 210 kilometers away from the sea. The salmon raised in the Almus Dam Lake are sent to the Black Sea and after being raised there, they are exported to Russia, China, Japan and many countries in Europe. While the target is to export approximately 40 tons of salmon by the end of the year, the shipments are carried out with great care. While the oxygen values of the fish loaded onto the trucks are checked instantly by engineers, the fish are prepared for shipment with the help of a crane. The salmon departing from Tokat are opened to world markets via the Black Sea, and with the added value it provides to the city in the field of fishing, it makes a significant contribution to both the local economy and the country's exports. “Fish will grow in the Black Sea and will be exported” Sadullah Sezer, who has been cage fishing in the Almus Dam for 6 years, said, ...