General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), has conducted a study on 400 fishing harbors across the country, revealing that the primary issues identified by experts include the lack of income attributed to illegal construction and shelter problems.

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has conducted approximately 67,000 inspections in the first half of the year as part of its campaign against illegal fishing, fining thousands of fishermen and workplaces who did not comply with the regulations.

In the first six months of 2023, the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture teams conducted 66,764 inspections.

In line with the measures taken to clean the seas of abandoned fishing lines and nets, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has initiated a new project to recycle these ghost nets for using them in manufacturing plastic parts of white goods.