Turkish national participation at the European Seafood Exhibition (ESE), which is known as one of the most important shows in the world, was carried into effect under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Istanbul Exporters’ Associations.

Leading firms from the Turkish Seafood sector were exhibited on 13 stands in Hall 11, which were held during 27-29th of April.

ESE Fair, which has been organizing for 16 years and displaying varieties of products such as sea bass, gilthead sea bream, red mullet, gray mullet, anchovy, horse mackerel, trout, fresh&chilled or frozen products, marinated seafood products in a wide range, hosted over 1600 companies from around the world.

Turkish National Participation was realized for the 6th times this year by Istanbul Exporters’ Associations under the consept “Freshness From the Land of Four Seas”. On the ocassion the national participation of Turkey in ESE 2010, Istanbul Exporters’ Associations requested the pleasure of their exhibitors and guests’ presence at a reception on Tuesday, Opening day of the Fair, April 27, 2010 at 05:00 – 07:00 pm in Turkish Pavilion at Hall 11.

Turkey is surrounded by four seas, which are rich in diversity of fish species, on three sides The Black Sea in the north, The Marmara Sea in the Northwest, the Aegean in the West and the Mediterranean in the South. The inland resources are also very rich (175 km. rivers, 1 million ha natural lakes, 170 000 ha reservoirs, 70 000 ha lagoons, 700 small reservoirs). Turkey has 8.333 km. of coast line and is located on two continents, namely; Asia and Europe. Owing to its geographical location, Turkey has a major advantage and great potential in terms of fish and fishery products and production area of seafood is over 26 million hectares.

Total annual fishery production of Turkey is approximately 800.000 tons, including fresh water production. In ten years’ period, farming-based production increased its share to a great extent against fishing based production of seafood. While the share of the production through culture fish was 1% in the total production of seafood in 1990, it reached 18% in 2007. Fish farms cultivate especially sea bass, gilt head bream, rainbow trout and bluefin tuna. The current fish farms are particularly located in the Aegean region and their numbers have been increased in the past years, leading to a production surplus that cause rise in the exports of Turkish fishery products. Approximately %80 of Turkey’ fish production consists of migratory species. Anchovy, horse mackerel, gray mullet, Atlantic bonito, blufish are important economic species in the Black Sea; European pilchard, gray mullet in the Mediterranean; European pilchard in the Aegean Sea and anchovy, horse mackerel, gray mullet in the sea of Marmara. Of those fish living on the sea bottom, such species as turbot, whiting stand out in the Black Sea; gilthead sea bream, red mullet, European hake and European barracuda in the Aegean Sea and Mediterranean.

The following species are basically produced in Turkey: European sea bass, gilthead sea bream, rainbow trout, blufin tuna. In addition, meagre, white grouper, shi drum, common dentex, sheephead sea bream, brown meagre, common sea bream, white sea bream, red banded sea bream, mussel and shrimp are also grown.
The foreign trade of the fish and fishery products sector runs a surplus. In this respect, the fisheries sector could have been considered as a source of production and export for Turkey. The main export markets of Turkish fishery products are the European Union, Japan and the USA. Due to the convenient natural structure of surrounding environment including seas and inland water sources for aquaculture, it seems that Turkey will continue to achieve considerable development in this area in the upcoming years.

Turkish Aquaculture facilities are using the most modern systems of the world. The fishery sector has completely adapted to EC norms years ago. Then, EC has reported that Turkish companies were taken to the list of third countries from where EU countries can import fish.

In addition to expansion of fishery sector by production and production area, the geographical advantages of Turkey, three seas surrounding her, diversity of species, processing capacity, trade relations with the European and Middle East countries, tendency to enter the new markets and her closeness to target markets in the region are the facts that promise steady growth for the fishery sector of Turkey.

The Turkish exhibitors were located on 13 stands in Hall 11

There are 13 companies whose names are given below displaying varieties of products such as Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Trout, Fresh&Chilled or Frozen Products, Marinated Seafood Products.

STAND NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	PRODUCT LIST
2226	AGROMEY	Seabass, Seabream, Rainbow trout
2101	AKUVATUR	Common Dentex, Sharp-snout Sea Bream, Sea Bream, Sea Bass,White Sea Bream, Red-banded Sea Bream, Shidrum, Bluespotted Sea Bream, Blackspot Sea Bream, Common Pandora
2101	ANTALYA BALIK	Aquaculture/ Farm Raised Full-Line Fresh, Full Line Frozen, Rainbow Trout, Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Smoked Trout
2101	BAFA	Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Rainbow Trout; Fresh and chilled, gutted, frozen, fillet, smoked trout, seabass juvenile, seabream juvenile, trout juvenile, fish feed
2101	BALPİ	Frozen Anchovy ,Frozen Anchovy Filet, Frozen Horse Mackerel , Frozen Rainbow Trout, Frozen Sardines, Frozen Sardines Filet, Frozen Sea Bass, Frozen Sea Bass Filet, Frozen Sea Bream, Frozen Sea Bream Filet, Frozen Smelt, Frozen Shrimp, Frozen Meat Shrimp, Frozen Cuttlefish, Frozen Octopus.
2101	DARDANEL	Canned Tuna, Tuna in Pouch Pack, Canned Sardines, Canned Anchovies, Canned Mackerel, Canned Ready Meal
2101	DERSU	Smoked Fish (Rainbow Trout, Salmon, Mackerel, Bonito, Sea Bream, Sea bass) – Frozen Fish (Trout, Sea Bream, Sea bass) – Frozen Fish Fillets (Trout, Sea Bream, Sea bass
2101	KILIC DENIZ	Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Rainbow Trout; Fresh and chilled, gutted, frozen, fillet, smoked trout, seabass juvenile, seabream juvenile, trout juvenile, fish feed
2101	KLC	Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Rainbow Trout; Fresh and chilled, gutted, frozen, fillet, smoked trout, seabass juvenile, seabream juvenile, trout juvenile,fish feed
2110	KOPUZMAR	Fresh and Frozen Whole round, gutted and fillet ; Sea Bream, Sea Bass , Stone Bass (Meagre), Anchovy, Sharp snout Sea Bream, Smelt and Rainbow trout
2101	SAGUN GROUP	Frozen/Fresh/Marinated Seafood and Fresh Water Products (Fresh and Frozen Bluefin Tuna, Alive and frozen frogs, Frozen white and red shrimps, Frozen Cuttlefish and Octopus, Frozen Topshell meat, Frozen Silversmelt, Sea Bass and Sea Bream, Marinated Anchovy Products
2110	UGURLU BALIK	Fresh and Frozen Whole round, gutted and fillet; Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Stone Bass (Meagre), Anchovy, Sharp snout Sea Bream, Smelt
2101	TSM DENIZ URUNLERI	Frozen/Fresh/Marinated Seafood and Fresh Water Products (Fresh and Frozen Bluefin Tuna, Alive and frozen frogs, Frozen white and red shrimps, Frozen Cuttlefish and Octopus, Frozen Topshell meat, Frozen Silversmelt, Sea Bass and Sea Bream, Marinated Anchovy Products

 

Last updated: 07.05.2010