Turkey: Whiting abundance in the Black Sea

Published 2024년 12월 23일

Tridge summary

Fishermen in the region of Samsun, Giresun, and Trabzon are experiencing a bountiful season for whiting, a type of fish, with large catches leading to a significant drop in price to 50 TL per kilo. This is the first time in many years that whiting has been this affordable, especially compared to anchovy and horse mackerel. Other fish such as horse mackerel and bonito are also plentiful, contributing to the current low fish prices. Fishmongers are capitalizing on this trend, offering large whiting for 50 TL, a price significantly lower than recent years. The overall outlook is positive for fish supply and prices continuing to remain low, thanks to the abundant catch.

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Ahmet Çoğalmış, one of the fishermen, stated that they were experiencing the most fruitful season in whiting on the last roads and said, “After the abundance of anchovy and horse mackerel, there is now an abundance of whiting. Whiting is 50 TL today. For the first time this season, whiting has dropped to 50 TL. Whiting was quite abundant today and dropped to 50 TL per kilo. This is the first time we are experiencing such a season. Whiting is generally caught off the coast of Samsun, Giresun, and Trabzon. Citizens who saw the price turned to whiting. Whiting fell below anchovy in price. I have been in this sector for many years and I can say that we are experiencing the most fruitful season and the lowest price period in recent years.” Gökmen Şahin, one of the fishermen, stated that they were experiencing the cheapest period in fish prices and said, “Whipping and horse mackerel are abundant. A kilo of whiting is 50-100 TL depending on its size, and a kilo of horse mackerel is 100 ...

Source: Iha