Turkey: Climate change negatively affects fishing in the Black Sea

Ramazan Özkaya, Chairman of the Central Union of Fisheries Cooperatives, stated that climate change has a negative impact on fishing in the Black Sea and said, "Due to the high water temperature in the Black Sea, our fishermen have difficulty in hunting, especially they cannot catch anchovies." said. Özkaya reminded the AA correspondent that the fishing season in the seas started as of September 1, and said that the fishermen were working hard. Pointing out that the fishing industry has also been affected by the climate change felt all over the world in recent years, Özkaya said, "The sea water temperature in the Black Sea is around 19 degrees. This is not very suitable for fishing. When the water is hot, fish do not gather together. Due to the high temperature in the Black Sea, our fishermen do not hunt." "He has a hard time making it, especially he can't catch anchovies. That's why we can't see anchovies on the stalls much this year." made his assessment. Stating that anchovies ...