Turkey: Price of sardines in Çanakkale dropped to 30 liras

Published 2021년 9월 15일

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The article highlights the challenges faced by fishermen in Çanakkale, located on the Bosphorus, due to the mucilage period, with a fishing ban lifting on September 1. The ending of the mucilage period marked a slow return to fishing activities, albeit with significant changes in market prices for fish. Before the ban, sardines were selling for 80 liras, but upon its lifting, prices plummeted to 30 liras. Melih Kayıkçı, a seasoned fisherman with 25 years of experience, discussed the varied expectations for the fishing season's progress and the current market situation. He noted the slow start and lower prices for other fish like anchovies and side fish, in contrast to the usual abundance of bonito and bluefish. Hasan Doğuş Tunç, with 20 years of fishing experience, also commented on the situation, attributing the price drops and the delayed start of the season to external factors, suggesting that the future availability of key species like bonito and bluefish remains uncertain.

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Fishing, which is one of the important livelihoods in Çanakkale, which is on the shore of the Bosphorus, had a difficult time due to the mucilage period. As of September 1, after the ban on fishing in the seas, a slow movement started. While the price of sardines, which is Saros fish, reached 80 liras last month, it now finds buyers at 30 liras. “I think bonito will be less, bluefish and yellow wing will be plentiful” Melih Kayıkçı, who has been fishing in Çanakkale for 25 years, stated that the season usually starts with bonito and said, “Our season started as of September 1, but it did not turn out as we had hoped. In the past years, the season started with acorn, but this year it did not show its face. But the price of sardines was sold in the range of 50-60 liras in summer, but now it has dropped to 30 liras. Anchovies and side fish started. Yellow wing, bluefish, bluefish and bonito these have not started yet. I think acorns will be a little less, bluefish and yellow wing ...

Source: Netgazete