Turkey: Tuna farms removed

"Most of the boats passing to Alanya beaches left" Speaking to IHA on the subject, Alanya District Governor Fatih Ürkmezer stated that most of the fishing boats and fish farms have been separated and said, "Every year during this period, the Ministry of Agriculture holds a tender for tuna fishermen off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The companies that win that tender come to the Mediterranean coast and fish for tuna." While they are fishing offshore, their reinforcement boats come to the inner region of Alanya and buy their daily needs from Alanya tradesmen. We also met with our then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and said the same. They should not cause both tourism and sea pollution. Most of the boats that came here have left. One or two of them will be opened soon. We are following the efforts of the Port Authority, the Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry to protect the nature of Alanya's tourism without causing any harm to the fishermen in the sea. ...