Turkey: Strong demand for Black Sea salmon from Far East

Published 2021년 1월 18일

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The article highlights the success of Black Sea salmon production in the Eastern Black Sea region, with the fish being exported to far eastern countries and Europe, particularly to Japan for use in sushi. In 2020, the region exported 5.3 million tons of the fish, earning $23.8 million from countries such as India, the United States, and Indonesia. The demand for Black Sea salmon has increased due to a disease outbreak in Norway. The fish are first raised in fresh water and then transported to cages in the Black Sea to reach the required size for export.
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Known as 'rainbow trout' among the people in the Eastern Black Sea region, 'Black Sea salmon' is produced in cages and exported to Far Eastern countries and many European countries. In the production of salmon, which is started by obtaining eggs in fresh water, the fry are transported to the cages in the Black Sea when they reach 200 to 700 grams in the dam ponds. Here, the fish, which reach a weight of 4 to 6 kilograms, are sent to Vietnam after being processed in factories in the Eastern Black Sea. The Black Sea salmon, which has been re-processed into 'sushi' in Vietnam, is sent to Japan after a difficult and laborious journey and presented to the consumers here. 'Black Sea salmon' especially flavor Japanese tables as 'sushi'. '23 MILLION 790 THOUSAND DOLLARS GAINED' 'Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Union (ODİB), last year, the Russian Federation, Vietnam, Japan, Georgia, Ukraine, People's Republic of China, Jordan, Tunisia, ...

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