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Turkish producer Sagun Group completed construction of its 4,000 square meter processing and packaging plant in Izmir this month. The facility will be used for not only its core operations of seabass and seabream, but also for bluefin tuna.

The company has been ranching bluefin tuna for 15 years, but usually sells the whole fish to its Japanese partners. Now, Sagun plans to start adding value to the tuna at its new facility, which has freezing systems capable of reaching minus 70 degrees Celsius.

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