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Eurofish Magazine issue 4 2022 looks at the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Croatia, and Turkey.  The Fisheries section addresses IUU fishing in regional management.

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July / August 2022 Eurofish Magazine 4
Country profiles: Croatia and Turkey
Aquaculture: Pordenone once again hosts three aquaculture events – Witness the future of farming today
Technology: Craemer Group exhibits at fish international and Conxemar trade fairs – High-quality load carriers for first-class fish catches
Fisheries: Strengthening regional fisheries management on the high seas – The fight against IUU fishing remains the most important goal
Events: European Fishmeal and Fish Oil Producers’ conference – Comprehensive insight into sustainable industrial fisheries
Guest pages: Marija Vuckovic – Climate change a key challenge for Croatian fisheries and aquaculture – Innovative solutions necessary to build resilience

The Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish) is a regional fisheries management organization that promotes the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The commission currently has five members Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkey, four of which (Armenia was the exception) attended the seventh session of the commission from 11 to 13 October in Istanbul, Turkey, where the secretariat is based. In addition, invited representatives from seven other countries, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan also attended. Eurofish International Organisation and the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution participated as intergovernmental organisations with observer status.

After completing the meeting formalities, the secretary of CACFish, Haydar Fersoy, Senior Fishery and Aquaculture Officer at the FAO Regional Office for Europe, reported on the implementation of the regional work programme for 2016-20, which had disappointed in terms of delivery of activities leading to a weak overall impact of the programme. The main reasons were the disproportionate dependence on external financial resources and the insufficient allocation of funds from the CACFish autonomous budget. In the intersessional period 2021-23 several activities are planned including two regional workshops, one each on inland stock assessments, and on ecosystem-based planning and management of fishery and aquaculture resources, a study on fish genetic resources in Central Asia and the Caucasus and another on gender in the region’s fisheries. The commission members actively supported participation by non-members in the proposed activities to foster regional collaboration and increase visibility of the commission.

Adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change

This article was features in Eurofish Magazine 6 2021

Compared to 2019, production in the Turkish aquaculture sector increased 13% to 421 thousand tonnes in 2020 according to the
Turkish Statistical Institute.

Inland water aquaculture is overwhelmingly dominated by the cultivation of salmonids, mainly rainbow trout, which account for 30% of total (both marine and inland) farmed fish production. Marine aquaculture is represented primarily by seabass (35%) and seabream (26%). In 2020, there was a huge increase (90%) in the production of a sea-raised rainbow trout to over 18,000 tonnes. Taken together, these three species (rainbow trout, seabass, seabream) accounted for 96% of Turkish farmed fish production (freshwater and marine) in 2020, a picture that has not really changed since the 80s when production from fish farming first made it into government statistics.

November / December 2021 EUROFISH Magazine 
Country profile: Turkey and Poland
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Fisheries: The digitalisation of the fishing industry is moving ahead - Obtaining stock data and implementing effective controls
Events: Sharing insights on a burgeoning industry at Seagriculture 2021 -  The promise of seaweed
Guest pages: Prof. Halil Ibrahim Sur - The Black Sea Commission collaborates with many to achieve its objectives - An institution dedicated to fighting pollution in the Black Sea

Eurofish Magazine issue 6 2021 looks at the fisheries sector in Turkey and Poland.  The fisheries section looks at the digitalisation of the fishing industry and obtaining stock data and implementing effective controls. The aquaculture section features an article on how probiotic microorganisms support aquaculture and create health protection and thriving fish.

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A new book from the Turkish Marine Research Foundation celebrates the country’s aquaculture industry, the third largest by volume in Europe after Norway and Spain. The book, Marine Aquaculture in Turkey: Advancements and Management, is a collection of papers written by academics, resource managers, and representatives from industry. Edited by M. Didem Demircan and Deniz D. Tosun from Istanbul University, and Deniz Coban from Aydin Adnan Menderes University, the papers cover all aspects of the aquaculture industry from production to the sector’s effects on the environment and on occupational health. Production Is fully integrated starting from broodstock and ending in a range of products for the market. Seabass, seabream, and rainbow trout farmed inland are the most cultivated species, but smaller volumes of several other species are also produced.

The sector boasts 20 hatcheries, 23 feed plants, and over 200 processing facilities, and it maintains close links with the research establishment based in universities and institutes as well as with the government. Turkish legislation is harmonised with EU directives and regulations enabling the country to export some four fifths of its production to the EU. In 2023 the target is to produce 600,000 tonnes (up from 373,000 tonnes in 2019) and to export USD2bn (up from USD1bn in 2019) worth of fish and seafood products.

This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 1 / 2021.

On a global scale European production of algae is very modest, but companies and research bodies find that algae can contribute to addressing important issues faced in Europe including sustainability, human and animal health, and plastic pollution. The positive role algae can play in these and other fields were among the topics discussed at the AlgaEurope conference.

The AlgaEurope conference is an annual event that brings together industry and academia involved in algae research, cultivation, and application to discuss the further development of the sector in Europe and beyond. The forum provides companies, established academics, budding scientists, and regional, national, and European policy-makers with an opportunity to network while exchanging knowledge and experience about algae. The conference is organised by the European Algae Biomass Association and DLG Benelux, part of the German Agriculture Society, DLG.

Pioneering cultivation of a new species

This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 6 / 2020.

A company in Turkey is growing whiteleg shrimp from imported broodstock. The experience and knowledge gained will be used to catalyse the development of a shrimp industry in the country.

Turkish catches of wild shrimp are dominated by deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris). This species accounted for three quarters of the catch of shrimp, prawn and lobster in 2019 or 3,850 tonnes. In addition, the country imported 2,150 tonnes of shrimp in various forms. Shrimp are popular in Turkey which is why it is surprising, that despite an 8,000 km long coastline and a hugely successful aquaculture sector, shrimp farming has never established itself.

The innovative wellboat Gåsø Høvding has been launched at the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey. The wellboat is 83.2 meters long and 30.9 meters wide and unlike any other. Møre Maritime designed the boat and Cflow delivers everything relating to fishing. They have both worked closely with Frøy on the innovative wellboat project for about a year when it was commissioned. “Our customer needed a large boat. We worked on several different options, but eventually landed on this one. Design and flexibility are the way our customer wants it,” says project manager Einride Wingan from Frøy. It is a good feeling to finally get her to sea. On such projects, there will always be challenges, but they could be solved along the way. The wellboat has a total holding volume of 7,500 cubic meters and is equipped with systems for sorting and removal of all types of cleaning fish, reusable freshwater treatment, 12-line hydrolicers and an advanced and automated hygiene system. Frøy has an additional five more wellboats under construction, four of which should be completed this year.