Turkey releases 6 tons of illegally hunted mussels back to sea
Turkey returned to the sea some 6 tons (12,000 pounds) of illegally hunted mussels in Istanbul, authorities said on Saturday.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:26 | 04 September 2021
- Modified Date: 11:26 | 04 September 2021
Turkey returned to the sea some 6 tons (12,000 pounds) of illegally hunted mussels in Istanbul, authorities said on Saturday.
The local authority for fisheries and aquaculture said in a statement that they found the mussels-forbidden to be hunt in the Marmara Sea-in 230 gunny sacks in a truck on Sep. 2 in Istanbul's Bayrampasa District on the European side.
Administrative fines were imposed on those who illegally hunted mussels.
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