COVER STORY Sursan Su Urunleri AS opened new facility in 2013
Deploying technology to improve product quality The Turkish aquaculture sector includes the production of marine as well as freshwater fish. European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) are the main marine cultivated species, while rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) forms the bulk of the output of freshwater fish. A limited volume of rainbow trout is also on-grown in cages in the sea.
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n general, aquaculture production has increased dramatically in Turkey over the last five years. Based on data from the Ministry of
Food, Agriculture and Livestock, figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute show that output went from 152 thousand tonnes in 2008 to 212 thousand
tonnes in 2012, the latest year for which the numbers are available, an increase of 40. This growth has been driven mainly by the increase in production of
Seabass and seabream are harvested and processed within a matter of hours using state-ofthe-art technology.
freshwater trout and European seabass. Output of gilthead seabream over the same period has more or less stagnated, while that of rainbow trout raised in seawater after increasing steadily until 2011 fell sharply in 2012. The overall increase in farmed fish production points to a dynamic industry that is characterised by its depth. Taking marine and freshwater production together
The 2,000 sq. m processing and packaging plant was completed in 2013 and is certiďŹ ed to the GlobalG.A.P., BRC, and IFS standards. www.eurofishmagazine.com
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