Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise a Study Visit on “Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics” on 13-15 January 2026 in Ankara and Trabzon, Republic of Türkiye, for the benefit of the experts of the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources (MOFWR) and Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS).

The study visit will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MOAF) of the Republic of Türkiye and will be conducted in collaboration with the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) and the FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia (FAO-SEC). While the first day will be facilitated by the Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the MOAF of Türkiye together with TurkStat and FAO-SEC, two-day field visit will be conducted at the Central Fisheries Research Institute (SUMAE) of the Ministry based in Trabzon.

Throughout the three-day programme, participants will be introduced to various aspects of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. The agenda will cover the following key topics:

• Overview of the Turkish Aquaculture Sector: Management, Legislation, Potential, Production, Export
• Collection of Aquaculture Data and Information Systems in Türkiye
• Compilation and Publication of Türkiye's Aquaculture Statistics, Marine Fisheries Survey
• Regional Fisheries Statistics
• Data collection and evaluation using acoustic methods
• Collection and Evaluation of Fisheries Data
• Data Collection and Evaluation in Aquaculture
• Evaluation of the Regional Processing Sector

For more information on the SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php