A third of fishing in Turkey is commercial fishing from wild fisheries but most is aquaculture.[2] In 2018, the seafood sector provided employment to 52,937 people and produced 0.6 million tons of fish.[3] According to the OECD, this produced a value of USD 1,481 million.[3]
Turkey is surrounded by seas on three sides and has a coastline of 8,333 kilometres (5,178 mi), and its natural lakes make up approximately 10,000 km 2, with 3,442 km 2 of reservoirs, and 178,000 km rivers. Per capita fish consumption is low in Turkey despite being surrounded by seas.
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- ^ "Fishery Products, 2022". Turkstat. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Fisheries and Aquaculture in Turkey" (PDF). OECD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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