Determination of seafood consumption habits in Osmaniye by survey study

In this study, a questionnaire study was conducted on a sample of 200 female and 200 male participants to evaluate the consumption of seafood in Osmaniye. Participants were mostly between the ages of 25-36 (41.1%) and generally university graduates (55.1%). It was determined that the participants mostly live in a family of 4 (38.6%), most of them work as workers with a rate of 31.7% and have an average income level of 2500-5000 TL with a rate of 48.1%. According to the results obtained, 58.8% of the participants like all meat products. The most common reasons for preferring fish products are that they are delicious and nutritious (70%). In addition, the participants stated that they mostly (49.3%) consume fish products 2-4 times a month. Among these preferences, marine fish show an advantage with a rate of 86.8%. Sea bass was the most preferred fish among the marine fish. Grilling with 49.6% for cooking fish; Fish market with a rate of 64.7% as places of purchase; freshness compared to 73.0% when purchasing fish; Anchovy with a rate of 36.1% as a species; trout from freshwater fish with 91.1%; Autumn season was preferred as the consumption season with a maximum of 38.9%.