Country report: Turkey
2002
Rad, F. (University of Mersin (Turkey). Faculty of Fisheries, Dept. of Aquaculture)
This paper reports the Turkish fisheries production, trade and consumption patterns within the format developed by the MASMANAP Concerted Action. Between 1988-1997 the contribution of capture fisheries to the overall domestic supply of aquatic products was 96.5 percent (average). However, an upward trend is observed in the share of aquaculture products rising from 1 percent in 1988 to 10 percent in 1997. As regards foreign trade, both imports and exports have been increasing since 1991. Imports of aquatic products in terms of landed weight increased from 24,201 t in 1991 to 43,544 t in 1997. During the same period exports increased from 15,386 t to 46,992 t. Annual per capita fish consumption is low in Turkey (around 7.5 kg in 1997), below the world average of 13 kg. Availability of fisheries products and dietary traditions appear to be the main factors limiting the consumption of fish.
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