Fishing in Turkey
In Turkey, fishing contributes 0.3% of the economy's total GDP as of 2002. In 2018, the seafood sector provided employment to 52,937 people and produced 0.6 million tons of fish. According to the OECD, this produced a value of USD 1,481 million.
Turkey is surrounded by seas on three sides and has a coastline of 8,333 kilometres (5,178 mi), and its natural lakes make up approximately 10,000 km 2, with 3,442 km 2 of reservoirs, and 178,000 km rivers. Per capita fish consumption is low in Turkey despite being surrounded by seas.
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