records of fish marketed through the Public Fish Auction in Istanbul and 

 estimates of Government fisheries people and members of the fishing 

 industry. In 1944, the annual production was estimated at from 35 to 40 

 thousand metric tons, and it was considered that an annual catch of 

 200,000 tons is possible with modern equipment (not yet in use, 1950). 

 Fish landings, presumably for the Istanbul region, for the fishing year 

 1944-45 was estimated at 17,900 metric tons, z/ The Istanbul region is 

 believed to account for from 70 to 80 percent of the total annual fish 

 catch of Turkey. The Committee of European Economic Cooperation 3/ esti- 

 mates production of fish for Turkey as shown below. Production figures 

 are annual averages for the indicated periods. 



Period Landings 



(Metric Tons ) 



1934-38 22,000 



1945-46 18,000 



1946-47 21,000 



1947-48 40,000 



1948-49 70,000 



1949-50 100,000 



1950-51 125,000 



Total landings of fish in Turkey in 1938 were estimated at 115,000 metric 

 ton6. 4y 



Considering all available information, it seems that the annual 

 catch must range from around 20,000 to 40 or 50 thousand tons. 



The quantities of fish sold on the Istanbul Fish Exchange for 

 two prewar and two postwar years, are shown in Figure 10. 



Z/ Consular Report No. 119, Ankara, Dec. 29, 1945, Food Supplies 



in Turkey. 

 3/ The CEEC, Vol. II, Teohnical Reports, Dept. of State, July-Sept. 



1947. 

 4/ Report of R. H. Fiedler, Economic Cooperation Administration, 



following his trip to Turkey, April 18 to May 2, 1949. 



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