Turkey revises upper limits for pufferfish fishing support
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Turkey has revised upper limits for financial support for pufferfish fishing, effective January 1.
- The support for spotted pufferfish (lagocephalus sceleratus) will be 35 Turkish lira per fish, up to 100,000 fish.
- For other pufferfish species, the upper limit for the number of fish eligible for support has increased from 200,000 to 1 million, with a support rate of 10 lira per fish.
Turkey has updated its financial support structure for pufferfish fishing, with new regulations coming into effect on January 1.
The presidential decision, published in the Official Gazette, sets new upper limits for the subsidies provided to fishermen targeting pufferfish. For the spotted pufferfish species, scientifically known as lagocephalus sceleratus, the government will provide 35 Turkish lira for each fish caught, up to a maximum of 100,000 fish.
In addition to the spotted pufferfish, the support scheme extends to other species of pufferfish. The maximum number of fish eligible for financial aid in this category has been significantly increased. Previously capped at 200,000 fish, the new limit is now set at 1 million fish. The support payment for these other species will be 10 Turkish lira per fish.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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