Turkey: Pufferfish were purchased mostly in Antalya

In the fight against pufferfish, which pose a threat to the ecosystem, fisheries and human health in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry continues to receive support for the fishing of fishermen. Fishermen who are fishing for puffer fish in accordance with the criteria determined by the ministry throughout Turkey have been paid 164 thousand liras for 16 thousand 24 fish since the beginning of the year. In Antalya, where the most purchases are made, fishermen were paid 75 thousand liras for 8 thousand 954 puffer fish. TAIL OR ALL FISH Blowfish, which contains tetrodotoxin, the world's most powerful marine toxin, and has a poison 1200 times higher than cyanide, is purchased in 14 places in Antalya determined by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. Purchases are made in the form of tail or delivery of the fish as a whole. The fishermen who catch pufferfish are paid 12.5 liras per grain for the 'Lagocephalus sceleratus' ...