"In Istanbul, Trying to Figure out Where All the Fish Have Gone
January 5, 2011 - 10:35pm, by Yigal Schleifer
In Istanbul, Trying to Figure out Where All the Fish Have Gone
Yigal Schleifer
Some That Didn't Get Away
The waters off Istanbul used to be teeming with large tuna, mackerel and other prized fish (that's what the city's old-timers say, at least). But those fish have not been seen in the city's vicinity in decades. And while there's lots of fishing activity going on in the Bosphorus, the strait that divides Istanbul's Asian and European sides, there is concern that the city's waters are being overfished. As a recent Wall Street Journal article points out, this year's run of lufer -- a bluefish that's very popular in Istanbul fish restaurants -- has yet to materialize. "
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