Georgia exported 2,259.1 tons of fish in the first nine months of this year. In monetary terms, this year’s fish exports totaled $ 1,167.1.
Exports are divided between three countries, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey.
The largest amount of fish sold from Georgia to Turkey, 2,190.2 tons of fish worth $ 876.7 thousand exported under the 0302 trademark in the first nine months of this year.
Azerbaijan ranks second when it comes to fish exports, with 50.6 tons of fish sold for 255.4 thousand dollars this year.
As for Armenia, 18.3 tons of fish worth 35.0 thousand dollars were exported from Georgia.
Georgia imported fish by road to Azerbaijan and Armenia, and by sea to Turkey.
The quotas for fish extraction in the Black Sea have been set. The number of fish quota resources for 2020-2021 is 109,000 tons in the case of European anchovy.
The government plans to intensify aquaculture.
Bela Gelashvili
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