Abstract:

In this research, the structural and economic analysis of the enterprises that produce trout in net cages raceway systems in Kastamonu province were carried out. The data regarding the operations are obtained through a questionnaire applied in 2015. For each of the enterprises, the average production of trout in the cages is 3.920 m3, and the average production in the land is 1.124 m3. The amount of fish produced per fishing net in the cages was determined to be 30 tons and 14.05 tons per unit land in the raceways. Juvenile fish production in net cages of those who buy the whole network by the production of trout. % 66.67 of enterprises engaged in production of the land by way of milking percent, %33.33 third of the young fish make by purchasing production. All of the enterprises engaged in the production of trout in cages and poools, use fish production-ready pellets  and baits. The average weight of the trout in all enterprises was around 200-250 grams, and they were sold at 7-14 TL/kg,. For a large-sized enterprise, all of gross output (portion) is the sales of fish. In the enterprises growing trout in fishnet cages, the most important share of capital in the in total assets is building-pool-cage (%57.82). In the enterprises growing trout on land, the largest share of capital belongs to building-pool-cage (%40.14). The largest share in gross revenues for large size fish enterprises is selling. Feed costs, production of trout in the lattice fishnet of business enterprises and the highest share of production costs (respectively %55.81 and %53.67) has. The highest share of land in the enterprises to fry costs (respectively %46.61 and %44.82) belongs to.

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