(ECO) AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION DOWN BY 16.3 PCT.ANKARA Ankara (ăng`kərə, Turk. äng`kärä), city (1990 pop. 2,533,209), capital of Turkey and Ankara prov., W central Turkey, at an elevation of c.3,000 ft (910 m). , Jul 16, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. production was down by 16.3 percent in Turkey in 2008 when compared to 2007, the statistics authority said on Thursday. "2008 aquaculture figures" by the Turkish Board of Statistics said that nearly 646 thousand tons of aquaculture had been produced in 2008. 61.2 percent of aquaculture production was from saltwater fish, the board said. East Black Sea Region was ranked the first in aquaculture production with 64.7 percent among the regions of Turkey, it said. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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