A new record was broken in aquaculture production with the practices and support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Aquaculture production in 2022 increased by 6,2 percent compared to the previous year and reached 849 thousand 808 tons.
According to the 2022 fisheries production figures announced by TUIK, a new record has been reached in production. The all-time record was broken with a production of 849 thousand 808 tons.
In 2022, production by hunting was 335 thousand 3 tons, and aquaculture production was 514 thousand 805 tons. Of the total aquaculture production, 39,4 percent was obtained from hunting products and 60,6 percent was obtained from aquaculture products.
While the 2022-2023 fishing season was especially productive in terms of bonito fishing, the most bonito fishing season was experienced in recent years. Anchovy, which could not be caught much from the beginning of the season until November, was caught intensively in November, December and January.
Following the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to partially stop anchovy fishing in previous years, an increase in anchovy lengths was observed in the inspections carried out by the General Directorate of Fisheries and Fisheries. During the period, 125 thousand 980 tons of anchovy were hunted. In addition, Bonito was caught as 49 thousand 982 tons, Horse horse mackerel 14 thousand 930 tons, Bluefish 5 thousand 495 tons and Sprat 1 thousand 162 tons.
PRODUCT INCREASE IN BREEDING
Aquaculture production continued to grow in 2022. During this period, the production of sea bream, sea bass and trout increased significantly. In 2022, sea bream production increased by 15 percent to 153 tons, and sea bass production increased by 469 percent to 1 tons. Trout production, on the other hand, increased by 156 percent to 602 tons.
Turkish Salmon production, which is the brand value of Turkey, increased by 43 percent compared to the previous year and reached 45 thousand tons. The demand for Turkish Salmon continues to increase in the domestic and foreign markets.
EXPORTS ALSO INCREASED
Fisheries exports in 2022 increased by 5,4 percent compared to the previous year and reached 252 thousand tons. The monetary value of exports increased by 20 percent to 1,652 billion dollars.
In 2022, aquatic products were exported to 103 countries. Two thirds of total exports were to EU countries.