THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRESHWATER FISHING IN ELAZIĞ
Increasing world population has more demand for healthy food day after day. Our research draws attention to increasing freshwater fishery in Elazığ that increased its importance depending on the fishery activities in inland water in recent years. Our reasearch area, Elazığ, is situated in the Uppe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Institut für die Welt der Türken
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken |
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| Online Access: | http://www.dieweltdertuerken.org/index.php/ZfWT/article/view/687/687 |
| Summary: | Increasing world population has more demand for healthy food day after day. Our research draws attention to increasing freshwater fishery in Elazığ that increased its importance depending on the fishery activities in inland water in recent
years.
Our reasearch area, Elazığ, is situated in the Upper Fırat part, in the southwest of Eastern Anatolia Region. The main factor that allows freshwater fishery develop in the research field is the existence of fresh water. The most important river within the city borders is Fırat and its tributaries. Hazar Lake has a 86 km2 surface area and it is 30 km far from the city center. Also the Keban Dam, 675 km2 and Karakaya Dam, 268 km2 make up the city borders. Other important dams like Kralkızı, 57 km2 and Özlüce 26 km2 are situated in near distances. In this study we will focus on the potential and development of the freshwater fishery in Elazığ. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8934 1868-8934 |