Politics · Turkey · 1 hr ago
Turkey imposes 128.8 million lira in fines for illegal fishing
Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister, İbrahim Yumaklı, says inspections are being carried out to protect fisheries and prevent illegal fishing.
More than 151,000 checks have taken place this year.
People who broke the rules were fined a total of 128.8 million Turkish lira.
The new fishing season began on September 1.
Since then, officials have carried out more than 18,000 inspections.
The checks cover both seas and inland waters, whose ecosystems the minister says need protection.
He says inspections will continue around the clock.
Turkey imposed 128.8 million lira in administrative fines on people who did not follow fishing rules, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said.
Authorities carried out more than 151,000 inspections this year, according to Yumaklı.
Since the new fishing season began on September 1, authorities have conducted more than 18,000 inspections.
Yumaklı said inspections aim to protect aquatic resources and prevent illegal fishing.
- Who
- Turkey’s authorities, as reported by Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı.
- What
- They imposed 128.8 million lira in administrative fines on people who did not follow fishing rules.
- When
- This year; more than 18,000 inspections have taken place since the fishing season began on September 1.
- Where
- Turkey. The article refers to its seas and inland waters.
- Why
- To protect aquatic resources, prevent illegal fishing and preserve aquatic ecosystems.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This year, in more than 151,000 inspections, we imposed a total of 128.8 million lira in administrative fines on those who did not follow the rules.
Authorities carried out more than 151,000 inspections and imposed 128.8 million lira in fines.
The new fishing season began.
Authorities carried out more than 18,000 inspections.
- Total fines
- 128.8 million lira
- Inspections this year
- More than 151,000
- Inspections since September 1
- More than 18,000
- Minister
- İbrahim Yumaklı
Sources
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