Aquaculture and animal products, where Muğla is the export record holder in Turkiye

Published May 28, 2024

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The aquaculture and animal products sector in Muğla, Turkey, has seen a 65% increase in exports in the past five years, reaching 1.7 billion dollars from 1 billion. The sector, which is the world's largest producer of sea bass and sea bream in Europe and the second-largest producer of trout, exports to over 100 countries. In 2023, fisheries and aquatic products exports reached 1.679 billion dollars. The sector is working to exceed 2 billion dollars in exports by 2028, as it meets 60% of Turkey's aquatic product needs through aquaculture. Turkey was the net exporter of aquaculture products in 2023, with imports at 272 million dollars.

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The aquaculture and animal products sector, in which Muğla is the export record holder in Turkey, increased its exports across Turkey by 65 percent in 5 years, from 1 billion dollars to 1.7 billion dollars. Stating that Turkey, which is the largest sea bass and sea bream producer in Europe, exports aquatic products to more than 100 countries, Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector Board of the Turkish Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters' Association, said that we are the 2nd in the world in trout production and that we are in the Mediterranean. He stated that bluefin tuna caught in international waters and off the coast of Malta were exported to Japan. With the participation of 45 representatives from 17 different countries, the General Assembly of FEAP (Federation of European Aquaculture Producers) was held at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent Hotel in Istanbul on 23-24 May, organized by the Aegean, Istanbul and Mediterranean Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters' ...

Source: Kamu3