Turkey: Fishermen filling up their stalls with acorns

DUZCE (UAV) – Fishermen decorating their stalls with bonito have not been able to find what they expected from anchovy lately. While anchovy finds buyers for 90 liras on the counters, horse mackerel is sold for 70 liras. While there is an abundance of bonito in the Black Sea, anchovy is scarce. While the demand for bonito, which is sold at the lowest 30 liras in Düzce, is increasing, anchovy can be found in small quantities. "Anchovy lost" Fisherman Tuncay Kılıç said that bonito is abundant and anchovy is decreasing. "Others work for bonito. That's why small fish are not in demand," he said. "We strive for variety" Stating that bonito is mostly sold at the counter, Kılıç said, "Because the trawler boats are working, red mullet, whiting and horse mackerel are produced. But there is not much density in them either. Since they are not in the sea, the prices are high. We bring the fish to the counter in order not to say there is none. We have bonito on our counter. Acorn is available ...