Turkey: Abundance of bluefish in fish stalls; price dropped by half

There is an abundance of bluefish in fish stalls in Istanbul. With the abundance of bluefish, its price dropped by half. Bluefish, which was sold for 200 liras last week, dropped to 100 liras. Another abundant fish on the stalls was anchovy. Anchovies are sold for 75 lira per kilo. Other fish that attracted attention on the stalls were horse mackerel and bonito. Horse mackerel is sold for 75 to 100 lira, and bonito is sold for 150 lira each. While fishermen said that there was abundance of bluefish this season, they stated that its price would decrease in the future as horse mackerel became abundant. Fisherman Erkan Sarıyaprak stated that anchovies and bluefish were abundant this year and said, "Last year bonito was more abundant, but this year the abundance is in bluefish. This year we are experiencing abundance of bluefish and anchovies. Compared to last week, bluefish is 50 percent cheaper. Since anchovy is also abundant, its price is the same as last week." "While the cost of ...