Support Limit for Lionfish Hunting Raised to 1 Million
· Tarım TV
The support quota for fishermen hunting invasive lionfish has been increased from 200,000 to 1 million units, according to a new regulation published in the Official Gazette.
The Regulation on Amendments to the Regulation on the Support of Lionfish Hunting, prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has been published in the Official Gazette. With the new regulation, the upper limit for support payments provided to fishermen hunting invasive lionfish has been increased from 200,000 units to 1 million units. The decision covers seven different species of lionfish, including lagocephalus spadiceus, lagocephalus suezensis, lagocephalus guentheri, and tylerius spinosissimus.
Once the 1 million unit quota for the specified species is reached, the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture will stop purchases through SUBIS and announce the situation on its website. The regulation in question entered into force, effective from January 1, 2026.