Vira Bismillah
Türkiye’s fishermen cast lines as seasonal ban ends
Following the end of a five-month ban, the fishing season has kicked off in Türkiye, with experts foreseeing plenty of bonito in the Black Sea.
Overfishing leads to scarcity of bonito in fish markets
Overfishing has triggered a trophic cascade in the Black Sea, making local fishermen, who set sail to catch bonito, return home empty-handed.
Fishermen in Lake Van cast lines as fishing ban ends
Fishermen have set off to Lake Van, Turkey's largest lake, to catch pearl mullet as the fishing ban ends on July 15.
Completing all their preparations, fishermen living in settlements on the shores of the lake have set out in the early hours of the morning on July 15, calling out "Vira Bismillah," meaning "raising the anchor in the name of God" in Turkish.