Founded at Hatay, 8 thousand tons of çuprra and bass are grown every year in the cage.
Most çuprra and bass bass are grown in cages outside the Arsuz district of Hatay exported to European countries. 5 years ago by a private company on the shore of the Pirinçlik neighborhood through the facility installed in the 33 cages starting to grow fish. In the facility where the breeding of sea bass and bass, 70 people have been recruited. After being expanded in open cages, the fish brings to the shore is packed by women under appropriate storage conditions. About 10 percent of fish sold in Türkiye, 90 percent sent to Spain, Italy and Portugal. Targeted 12,000 tons of production Mustafa Bozkuş, AA correspondent, in 2019, this facility is currently developing 8 thousand tons of fish every year, he said. Bozkuş explained that the blue water of the Mediterranean provides a good opportunity for cage and çuprra fishing and bonuses has received a lot of needs from abroad. Expressing that they sent most of the products for export, Bozkuş said: “We have started to produce with 500 tons, now our goals are 12 thousand tons. We plan to continue by increasing output. He said. Bozkuş added that they aim to increase the production capacity of the facility and provide jobs for more people. Women make profits 47 -Year -old Aten Driver, one of the women working at the facility, says 3 children pay for educational expenses with their income. 29 -Year -old Sezen Orul and 19 -Year -old Sümeyra Civıkçıoğlu says they earn income by cleaning and packaging fish.
