Offshore Mariculture Conference

The craze for bluefin tuna in Japan is spawning a lucrative fish farming andfattening industry in the Mediterranean, one that the Akua-Group wants to take advantage of more in the future.

Antalyas Group Sagun claims to be the first in Turkey to farm bluefin tuna. It is still the most profitable fish that the company farms. But Sagun also has a huge focus…

Akuvatur, an Izmir based fish producer, is not content to focus merely on seabass and seabream. It focuses on diversification of species farming real dentex , blue spotted seabream and pink dentex.

From its very humble beginnings as a raw material trader 12 years ago, Aydin based Agromey has now burgeoned into a fully fledged food and feed trader.

For Çamli, it’s all about the firsts it has chalked up in the industry.

Hasan Girenes says that the secret of the success of Turkish aquaculture is that companies copy wild fish conditions, but then they do it better.

Despite the Turkish preference for fresh whole fish, Ugurlu Balik is enjoying success with its new range of ready meals.

Established in 1981, Bagci Balik now produces 3,000 tonnes of rainbow trout per year.

Önder Alabalik tells World Fishing & Aquaculture that considerable investment has lead to the company’s success.

The Kiliç Group is planning to expand in Turkey – along with conquering the US