Cheap bonito and bluefish expected in Turkey

Good catch of bonito and bluefish are expected during this season in Turkey. September came and the fish stalls in Istanbul is filled with fresh fish. On 1 September in Turkey began a new fishing season. During May, June, July and August fishing is banned in the country, the new season is always looking forward, as millions of families a living from fishing.

This year we expect a rich harvest of bonito and bluefish, says chairman of the regional fishery cooperative in Istanbul Ali Guney. But at the beginning of the season, quantities are still small. Peak is expected at the end of September. Then bonito will become cheaper and people will eat fish to eat cheap, concludes head of the fisheries cooperatives. Fisheries is an important sector in the economy of Turkey, which is surrounded by four seas. 22 thousand 204 registered fishermen sail, some of them are equipped by last word of technology. The annual catch is about 650 thousand tonnes. 80% of the catch comes from the Black Sea, Marmara should, Aegean and Mediterranean Sea.
Despite the high numbers of catches in mind that fish consumption in Turkey is lower than countries like Greece and Europe.

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