Turkey: Anchovy will not be hunted for 2 days

While the anchovy hunting season was the most abundant in recent years in the Black Sea, especially before the New Year, when this abundance decreased in recent days, the boats decided not to hunt anchovies for two days. While no anchovies have arrived at the Trabzon Wholesale Fish Market as of today, it was stated that the reason for this was the boat owners' decision not to hunt for anchovies for 2 days. Speaking about the issue, Adem Kaygusuz, one of the fishermen tradesmen, said, “Anchovies arrived in abundance yesterday, their weight was around 50 TL. The reason why the anchovies did not arrive today was because the anchovies were between Hopa and the Georgian border, so the boats decided not to fish for 2 days. They will not go to sea for two days. Anchovy should come to Turkish territorial waters so that we can fish it comfortably. Georgian fishermen and Turkish fishermen made such a decision. There is no prohibition imposed by the state. Our boats made such a decision. "As ...