The four-day workshop was held in Bodrum. This region is known for being one of the largest production sites for farmed marine water fish in the country. The event was attended by 59 participants representing farmers, processing companies, national universities, local inspection services, and promotional authorities and was co-organised by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey.
The workshop provided the Turkish seafood industry sector with the latest information on the implementation of EU standards in traceability, recirculated aquaculture practices, aquaculture certification, general requirements for export, current status of marketing and seafood trade and other topics with a focus on Turkish farmed species (seabass, seabream and rainbow trout).
EUROFISH held presentations on the general requirements for the export of fish and fishery products to the EU and on the status of aquaculture and farmed fish products on the EU market.
The first two days of the workshop were dedicated to presentations, while the third and the fourth days included practical visits to a total of 6 companies: “Skretting Feed Producing Factory”, “Marenostro Fish Processing”, “Fjord Marine Packing House”, “Nordzee Fish Processing & Packing House”, “Gümüsdoga Fish Farming” and “Kilic Holding”.
The workshop was very well received by the participants. In fact, there were more participants than was expected. The participants believed the workshop was very practical and well organised, and that the topics presented were relevant for their work. The participants’ evaluations highlighted that the workshop provided a good opportunity for discussion, drew attention to the problems of the local seabass and seabream industry in the region, and offered the companies information and ideas for future activities.
