Exports 



Export sales of fresh fish on a relatively large scale for Turkey 

 started only recently, in 1930, with Greece as the principal purchasing 

 country. The Italian market started taking an interest in fresh fish from 

 Turkey in 1933. Czech and German purchases began in 1938 - 39. 



The principal outlet for salted fish has always been Greece, 

 followed by Rumania and Bulgaria, the last mentioned country constituting 

 a market of secondary importance. As far as canned fish is concerned it 

 was only during the war years that exports attained a relatively important 

 volume. 



Export figures obtained from official Turkish export statistics 

 for the years 1939, 1940, and 1942 to 1947, are shown in Figure 11. Varia- 

 tions in amounts exported over the different years are explained by the 

 fact that during the years preceding the war up to 1941 there was an 

 unusual abundance of fish, while the amount of fish caught up to 1945 was 

 fairly abundant and since 1946 a continuously increasing scarcity of fish 

 became apparent. The sudden reduction in exports in 1945 is to be attri- 

 buted to the loss of the German market as a result of the break in rela- 

 tions between Turkey and that country. 



Fishing Vessels 



Fishing, with regard to vessels, is based on rowboats. As 

 previously mentioned, motor boats serve mainly for transportation. In 

 recent years some of the row boats have been equipped with powered motors. 

 The estimated number of fishing vessels operating in Turkish waters are 

 shown in Figure 12. 



In addition to the above enumerated fishing vessels, it is 

 esti mated that there exist from 2300 to 2500 rowboats equipped with one 

 or two pairs of oars, which are used by small fishermen and amateurs for 

 fishing as well as for numerous other purposes when not needed for fishing, 

 such as carrying small amounts of oargo, passengers, and pleasure boating. 



Employment 



It is difficult to estimate the number of workers employed in 

 the fishing industry, since fishing does not constitute a regular occupa- 

 tion for a great number of fishermen, who will temporarily give up fishing 

 when there is a shortage of fish, or when they can get a better remunerated 

 job. In the case of workers employed in the processing of fish, similar 

 conditions prevail coupled with the fact that there exist no canning plants 

 packing fish only. Employment in the fishing industry is estimated as 

 follows : 



a) On fishing vessels, fish boats and fish traps - 25,000 - 30,000 



b) On land (processing, salting, drying, packing etc.) - 8,000 - 

 10,000 



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