Turkish seafood exports increased by 65 percent in 5 years

The Turkish aquaculture sector, which has become one of the locomotive sectors of exports in Turkey since the early 2000s, has increased its exports by 65 percent in the last 5 years, from 1 billion dollars to 1.7 billion dollars. Stating that Turkey, which is the largest sea bass and sea bream producer in Europe, exports aquatic products to more than 100 countries, Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector Board of the Turkish Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters' Association, said that we are the 2nd in the world in trout production and that we are in the Mediterranean. He stated that bluefin tuna caught in international waters and off the coast of Malta were exported to Japan. With the participation of 45 representatives from 17 different countries, the General Assembly of FEAP (Federation of European Aquaculture Producers) was held at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent Hotel in Istanbul on 23-24 May, organized by the Aegean, Istanbul and Mediterranean Aquaculture and Animal ...