Türkiye’s momentum in aquaculture manufacturing has continued because the nation registered a contemporary report final 12 months, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry stated in a press release on Tuesday, citing the info revealed earlier by the nation’s statistical authority.
“The total production of aquatic products in 2023 reached 1.7 million tons, up 18.6% compared to the previous year, and the record in the history of the republic was broken,” Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı stated.
He famous that the aquaculture manufacturing a 12 months earlier than that was 849,800 tons, which was additionally a report.
Yumaklı highlighted that the report manufacturing was achieved due to the ministry’s help, insurance policies, and tasks, which gave momentum to elevated sustainable aquaculture manufacturing.
“(Some) 273,900 tons of European anchovies have been caught in 2023, up 117% year-over-year, resulting in a major enhance in our whole manufacturing,” the minister stated.
“It is essential to make sure the sustainability of this species as a substitute of overfishing, and to have it on our plates for a few years to return, which is why we’re placing all our efforts in the direction of that aim by together with the European anchovy within the seven fish species which can be in our manufacturing planning checklist,” he added.
Yumaklı famous that the Turkish salmon species additionally noticed a serious enhance in manufacturing, up 45% yearly, reaching over 66,000 tons final 12 months.
He underlined that the ministry will proceed its efforts to make sure sustainable aquaculture farming for bream, sea bass, and mussel species.
He added that Türkiye exported aquaculture merchandise value $1.7 billion (TL 55.12 billion) in whole to roughly 100 nations in 2023 and that it maintains its place as a internet exporter nation.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
