Turkish Seabass and Seabream

Seabass is perhaps the most coveted of all Turkish fish.The main marine species are sea bass and sea bream with total production of 160 061 tonnes. This represents 93% of the total marine aquaculture production. Turkey was the largest producer of farmed sea bass in the world and also the largest exporter of sea bass products globally.

So much so that massive hatcheries raising ‘domestic’ sea bass now dot the Turkish Aegean coastline to meet the ever-growing demand.