İşmen, AliColakoglu, Fatma ArikOzen, OzcanYigin, Cigdem2025-01-272025-01-2720061300-15902148-3140https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/29153In this study total production and structure in Canakkale were evaluated by using data obtained from State Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Province Directorate of Canakkale, and Canakkale Fish Market records. Fish species, total landings, fishing boats, and fishing technology in Canakkale region as well as the production and species of fish that enter Canakkale fish market were analyzed between the year 1996 and 2004 years. Number of registered fishing vessels in Canakkale were 1067 and the most harvested fish species were sardine, bluefish, bonito, anchovy, tuna, mackerel, grey mullet, horse mackerel, and red mullet. Total fish production in Canakkale region were 22,774 tons and comprised about 4% of Turkey's total fish production (587,715 tons). The traded number of fish species in Canakkale fish market were about half of the number of species captured in the region whereas the amount was only 2% the amount commercially captured in the region. Most fishing vehicles used beam trawl, gillnet and trammelnet in the region.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCanakkalefish productionfish marketcommercialArticle23443447N/AWOS:000440355200027