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Turkey: Fisheries and animal products that meet the protein needs of the world

Seafood
Turkiye
Published Nov 4, 2022

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Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Associations Sector Board Chairman Sinan Kızıltan, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Association Chairman Bedri Girit, Aegean Exporters' Associations Coordinator Chairman Jak Eskinazi, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Association Board Members Ufuk Atakan Demir and Mehmet Şahin Çakan shared the success of the sector with the public.

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While the exports of the Fisheries and Animal Products sector, which meet the protein needs of the world, exceeded 4 billion dollars for the first time in the last 1-year period, the Fisheries Sector became the locomotive with an export of 1.6 billion dollars. Turkey Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Association Sector Board Chairman Sinan Kızıltan said, "Our Fisheries and Animal Products Industry has exceeded 4 billion dollars for the first time in its history. Our fisheries exports have reached 1.6 billion dollars. While it was 79 thousand tons in the 2000s, it reached 471 thousand tons in 2021. Our target is to reach 500 thousand tons. This year, aquaculture has passed for the first time. We predicted it in 2030, but this year we caught it. 59% of aquaculture production in Turkey aquaculture products. Production made through aquaculture is increasing by 12 percent every year," he said. "New investments have triggered exports" Kızıltan said, "Turkey's aquaculture ...
Source: Kamu3
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