Turkey: Eco-Damage Sparks Fish Fight in Istanbul
May 24, 2012 - 1:06pm, by Alexander Christie-Miller
The dispute over how much fishing regulation is needed in waters around Istanbul recently turned violent. (Photo: Jonathan Lewis)
As Istanbul's fisheries union, among others, campaigns for more regulation in waters around Istanbul, illicit fishing has grown five-fold since 2011, by some estimates. The fight recently led to violence, with one regulations advocate losing an eye from a gunshot. (Photo: Jonathan Lewis.)
At Köksal Yılmaz’s fish stall along the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul’s Bostancı District, bream and sea bass are as popular as ever. But the days when most of his fish came from these waters are long gone.
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