Hope for⁣ a Fruitful Season

Although they got what they wanted from ⁢bonito and⁤ mackerel, ‍anglers are ⁢already⁢ looking forward​ to ‍anchovies and eagerly⁤ waiting for the weather ‍to cool.

Fishermen, who are ‌waiting​ for the day when anchovies, which ​create important potential for the‌ region and ‍the country’s ​economy and are in the⁤ first place⁤ the choices of consumers, fill the nets, ​will hope to have a ‍fruitful season.

Expectations for Anchovies

The President‌ of⁢ the Eastern Black Sea Fisheries Cooperative Regional Union,​ Ahmet Mutlu, told the AA reporter that ​bonito hunting ​still continues intensively in the Eastern Black Sea.

Noting that horse mackerel, as well as bonito, also fill the nets, Mutlu continued ‍his⁣ words as follows:

⁢ “Of course, as usual, what is expected is the Black Sea anchovies. The⁤ heat is quite high. The water temperature​ is 25-26 degrees, ⁣the water needs to cool down a ⁢bit. At the ⁢moment, yes,⁤ anchovies come. It’s very nice,⁣ but anchovies come with a cold chain, but they come from Marmara, Istanbul. It’s anchovies that citizens can actually eat, but what ​fishermen and citizens want, of course, is Black Sea anchovies as always.”
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Mutlu expressed‍ their concern about the delay in anchovies and said, “As long as the air temperature does⁣ not drop, it seems that we cannot‍ expect‍ a high ⁢density of anchovies at the moment. Wherever you look ⁤at it,​ the ⁤temperature over 25 degrees.”

Noting⁤ that they⁤ expect anchovies to show themselves in October, ​Mutlu said, “Actually,​ our ideal and our thinking about anchovies is⁤ the month of⁢ October. Usually, we have a storm ahead of us, we call⁣ it black chestnut. It could‍ be around September ‌28-29. So maybe if this⁢ storm happens, if⁤ the weather is ​a little harder. We say that maybe after this weather, we have hope‌ for anchovies after the⁢ beginning of October.”

Fishermen Share Their Thoughts

Mehmet Özen, who has been​ fishing for about 14 years, ⁢said that the ​most ​bonito is currently caught in the⁢ Eastern Black Sea.

Pointing to the fact that anchovies ⁣are in high demand by consumers in the Black Sea,‌ Özen said, “The weather‍ is hot. The sea water ​has warmed, that is, since it is not ⁢cooling, ‍anchovies are ⁤going to the wells because he ‌was looking for cold water.”

Mehmet Üstün, who ‍has been fishing for about 44 years, also ​said that there is still ⁢an‍ abundance of⁣ bonito.

Stating that they expect to hunt anchovies as the ⁢weather cools, Üstün ⁤said, “There are a lot of baby​ anchovies, but we don’t know ⁢what will happen until the season, whether they​ will stay ​or not.”

Fisherman⁤ Gökmen Aydın also pointed ⁤out that the abundance of bonito continues‍ and said,‌ “I hope there will be plenty of bonito from now on⁢ and citizens will eat it. ​After ​the bonito is over, there will be an abundance of anchovies are starting to increase. I hope anchovies will come out ‌and the citizens will eat them.”