Aquaculture and fish feed sectors of Turkey general view

Abstract

In Turkey, knowledge about production aquaculture and fish feed are notice to formal statics recently. Development of science researc and investment lead to increasing rapidly in production of aquaculture and fish feed sectors. Firstly, in 1999 name of “fish feed” was recorded in statics of Turkey (38425 tons) and quantity of fish feed was increased to 70153 tons in 2006. Knowledges about aquaculture was recorded to the first time in 1986 and quantity of production was 3075 tons. In 2005, production of aquaculture was increased 118277tons in other words total aquaculture production of Turkey was reached share 22 %.