Bonito was put on sale in the Black Sea provinces of Giresun, Rize, Ordu and Trabzon on the first day of the fishing season. Caught at night by large fishing boats, bonito was priced between 100 and 200 liras depending on the city.
Bonito sells for 150-200 liras in Giresun
Individual bonito were offered for 150 to 200 liras at the Çotanak Fish Market in Giresun. Şaban Tahaerken, a fish stall vendor, said prices were somewhat high because it was the first day of the season.
Tahaerken said the fish was also being sent to other parts of Türkiye and noted that prices depended on supply and demand. He said he expected prices to fall as bonito became more plentiful in the coming days.
Bonito sells for 125 liras in Rize
While stalls in Rize filled with bonito, fisherman Bilgin Küçükmotor said bonito would be plentiful this year. Küçükmotor said they were selling each bonito for 125 liras and that each fish weighed approximately 400 grams.
Fisherman Kerim Yavuz said anchovies had been plentiful last year and bonito was plentiful this year. Yavuz said boats were mainly catching bonito, horse mackerel and whiting, and that he expected the variety of fish to increase as the weather turned cooler.
Stalls also fill up in Ordu and Trabzon
Erdal Çamaş, who has been fishing in Ordu's Perşembe district for 44 years, said they had made a very good start to the new season. Çamaş said individual bonito were selling for between 100 and 200 liras, while whiting and horse mackerel cost 400 liras per kilogram.
Ahmet Çoğalmış, who sells fish in Trabzon's Moloz area, said the season had begun abundantly and productively, adding that bonito prices could fall further in the coming period. Yakup Yapan, who bought bonito, said different types of fish were available in the city and that bonito was reasonably priced.
