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ined by fishing in Türkiye shows a fluctuating course at certain levels, aquaculture production
continues to increase and the share of aquaculture in total production increases every year.

Aquaculture production in Türkiye was 373,356 tonnes in 2019, 421,411 tonnes in 2020, 471,686
tonnes in 2021, 514,805 tonnes in 2022 and 556,287 tonnes in 2023.

All the seas around Türkiye are part of the Mediterranean water system. However, these seas
differ from each other in terms of their ecological, geographical, geomorphological and meteo-
rological characteristics. The difference between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean is more
evident. When this situation is evaluated in terms of fisheries, it is reflected in species diversity
and abundance.
Türkiye’s annual aquaculture production varies from year to year due to the fluctuation in fis-
hing production, and between 2014 and 2023, 537-1,010 thousand tonnes of aquaculture produ-
cts were produced annually. Similar to the world production, Türkiye’s aquaculture production
continues to increase and the share of aquaculture in total production is increasing.

Aquaculture production increased by 18.9% in 2023 compared to the previous year and reached
1,010,346 tonnes. 44.9% of the production consisted of fishery products and 55.1% of aquacul-
ture products.
Table 58 Türkiye Aquaculture Production (tonnes) (TURKSTAT, 2024)

FISHERY AQUACULTURE
TOTAL
Years Inland Inland PRODUCTION
Sea Total Sea Total
Water Water
2010 445,680 40,259 485,939 88,573 78,568 167,141 653,080

2011 477,658 37,097 514,755 88,344 100,446 188,790 703,545
2012 396,322 36,120 432,442 100,853 111,557 212,410 644,852
2013 339,047 35,074 374,121 110,375 123,019 233,394 607,515

2014 266,078 36,134 302,212 126,894 108,239 235,133 537,345
2015 397,731 34,176 431,907 138,879 101,455 240,334 672,241

2016 301,464 33,856 335,320 151,794 101,601 253,395 588,715
2017 322,173 32,145 354,318 172,492 104,010 276,502 630,820
2018 283,955 30,139 314,094 209,370 105,167 314,537 628,631

2019 431,572 31,596 463,168 256,930 116,426 373,356 836,524
2020 331,281 33,119 364,400 293,175 128,236 421,411 785,811

2021 295,018 33,140 328,158 335,644 136,042 471,686 799,844
2022 301,747 33,256 335,003 368,742 146,063 514,805 849,808
2023 420,527 33,532 454,059 399,529 156,758 556,287 1,010,346

According to the data of Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), it is observed that the produ-
ction of fishery products has been fluctuating since 1989, the amount of landed catch has dec-
reased in the last 20 years in general, and has displayed a fluctuating but relatively stable trend
in recent years.

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