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The first fish caught in the Marmara Sea with the start of the new fishing season on Sept. 1 are horse mackerels and striped red mullets.

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Istanbul's residents have consumed anchovies, known more widely in Turkish as "hamsi," bonito and haddock the most in 2020, according to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality data compiled by state-run Anadolu Agency.

Some 97 different fish species were brought to the main fish market in the Gürpınar neighborhood of the Beylikdüzü district, said municipality officials.

450 kg of tuna, the largest in fishing history in Japan, was auctioned at the Katsoura harbor in Honshu Island, TASS reported.
 
The length of the fish is 2.74 m. It is the heaviest trapped in Japan since 1949 when the systematic report on fish of this type began.
 

Istanbul fishermen who set sail in the Marmara Sea after the end of the five-month seasonal fishing ban on Sept. 1, have come across schools of mackerel, a fish that used to be plentiful but has rarely been seen in recent years. 

Turkey's seasonal fishing season will kick off on Sept. 1 after a five-month ban, as fishermen hope for a fruitful season and a dramatic drop in fish prices in the new season.

Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency on Aug. 30, sector representatives said they were hopeful about the new season and expected at least 50 percent drop in fish prices.

The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) has announced a recall of tinned mackerel in tomato sauce sold under the Altura Seafood trademark due to unsafe levels of histamine.

According to EFET, cans produced on 12/11/2016 with an expiration date of 12/11/2019 should be discarded and not consumed.

The fishing season has started and the bonito fish is knocking on our door. But do not rush to eat the first bonitos of the season that have survived the massacres of illegal fishing. This fish will become much tastier in one week. For one week, try to absorb this information about bonito and hang on…