Fishermen of Turkey set course for bonito fishing in the Eastern Black Sea

Fishermen, who had a fruitful September thanks to the abundant catch, have been working all day in October, which they started fast with bonito concentrated in Yomra and Sürmene offshores in recent weeks. Fishermen, who started fishing at night, leave the bonito they caught at the ports in Sürmene, Yomra and Araklı at the first light of the morning. The bonito, loaded into trucks in crates, are offered for sale in different provinces of Turkey. After meeting their fuel and other needs in a short time, the fishermen set out to sea again and follow the trail of bonito. The density of purse seines and boats due to the bonito hunt, which was also attended by fishermen from Istanbul, Samsun, Sinop, Zonguldak and Bandırma, can be easily observed from the Black Sea Coastal Road. Ahmet Mutlu, President of the Eastern Black Sea Fisheries Cooperatives Regional Union, said that their expectations regarding bonito before the hunting season had been met well. "The fishing is much more than ...