// DATA · LARVAL SURVIVAL RATE
In the wild, only 1 in 20,000 eggs reaches adulthood.
With Free Hatchery systems, in use worldwide since 2009, we raise this rate dramatically. A single system can rear 100,000 juveniles and return them to the wild.
SURVIVAL RATE — BY ENVIRONMENT
Natural habitat (wild)~0.1%
Conventional closed system~8–46%
Sea-based system~61–86%
RIVA · LOBSTER
41°13′N 29°04′E
EKİNCİK BAY · SEA TURTLE
36°47′N 28°35′E
Tesislerimiz
Rıva Tesisi
Istakoz
41°13'N 29°04'E
Ekincik Koyu Tesisi
Deniz Kaplumbağası
36°47'N 28°35'E
01 / MISSION
The third pillar: Free Hatchery
Fisheries in Turkey have long been handled under two headings: capture and aquaculture. Worldwide, the system is now handled under three. Applied in more than ten countries, Free Hatchery restocks the wild with ten times the total of everything produced through aquaculture in Turkey — without large land-based facilities or high costs. We apply this system in our projects with state support and scientific partnerships.
// BLOG · COMMUNITY
Field notes, research and community writing
Field diaries, species stories and articles on Free Hatchery from our researchers and community are on the blog.
03 / PARTNERS
Tarım ve Orman BakanlığıEurofishCMASEge Ü.Akdeniz Ü.Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Ü.Harran Ü.Süleyman Demirel Ü.