Black Sea Fisheries

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try the Anchovy Hamsi · Engraulis encrasicolus

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Anchovy Hamsi · Engraulis encrasicolus

Black Sea, with winter movement toward the Marmara Sea. Small and slender with a deep blue-green back, bright silver flanks and very fine, easily shed scales. Short-lived and fast-growing; feeds in dense schools on plankton. Spawns from late spring through summer in warmer surface water. Best flour-dusted and pan-fried, or salted and marinated for meze service.

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Bonito Palamut · Sarda sarda

Migrates between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea with the seasons. Dark diagonal stripes along the back, no visible scales, bluish-green dorsal surface with silvery sides. Fast-growing and strongly predatory, hunting small pelagic schools. Late May to August; moves into the Black Sea to spawn. Larger grades are cured as lakerda; mid grades are excellent grilled over charcoal.

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Sea Bass Levrek · Dicentrarchus labrax

Aegean and Mediterranean coasts; both wild-caught and farmed stock. Streamlined silver body with a pale belly and a firm, clean white flesh. Steady growth in coastal waters; feeds on small fish and crustaceans. Winter through early spring in sheltered coastal grounds. Best grilled whole or in fillet; also excellent baked in salt crust.

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