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The aim of this study is to determine the consumption habits of aquatic products in Ardahan province and its districts. The study carried out between 2014 and 2015 was prepared face to face with the consumers by using a questionnaire prepared to measure the consumption habits of aquatic products. The research material consisted of data collected from 302 people by face to face survey method. When the demographic data were analysed according to the results of the study; 73.84% of the respondents were native to Ardahan and 26.15% were immigrants, 38.08% were female, 61.92% were male, the average age was 32.50 and the average monthly income was 1862.80 TL. According to the findings of the study, per capita annual fish consumption is 39 kg and per capita monthly fish consumption is 3.25 kg. The most preferred species of freshwater fish was trout (75.22%), while anchovy was found in marine fish (48.57%). While 21.98% of the participants consume fish, 18.73% chicken, 17.62% veal, 13.52% goose, 13.34% sheep, 6.67% goat meat and 4.19% turkey meat, only 1.71% prefer aquatic species such as mussels and shrimps. The important reason why fish is preferred is being healthy with 45.03%. The other most consumed aquatic products is mussel with 11.92%. It was determined that 76.49% of the consumers did not consume aquatic products other than fish. As a result, it is determined that although there is no coastline of Ardahan and the socio-economic level of the people is not high, the consumption of fish is high. The people of the region who deal with cattle as a source of livelihood prefer to consume aquatic products. In this respect, Ardahan is at the level that can be an example to Turkey.

In this study, socio-economic structure of fishermen in Yeni Karpuzlu Dam Lake was investigated between May 2011 and May 2012. Questionnaires were applied to 22 fishermen by visiting the region three times. At the end of the study, the age distribution of the fishermen were mentioned between 20 and 59; maximum number of fishermen was found between 40 and 49 ages with 40.90% and minimum number of fishermen's ages were between 20 and 29 ages with 9.09 %. 9.09% of the fishermen were single, 90.91% of them were married. 95.45% of them have elementary school graduate and 4.55% of them have high school graduate. 54.55% of the fishermen have 5.0-5.99 m lenght fishing boats and 9.09% of them have 4.00-4.99 m lenght fishing boats. 18.19% of the boats have no engines and 36.36 % of them have 8-11 HP engines. Most number of the fishermen (% 63.63) notified that they were happy to do that job. None of the fishermen don't want to their children prefer to fishing.