Hello, I’m Kaan Ugrasiz from Turkey and i’m an aquaculture professional who is trying improve the perception of seafood consumption around me. This is the Understanding Underwater podcast and here, I'm talking about some of the interesting seafood topics and the impact of some reasons on the Mediterranean. This episode’s topic is an important issue in the Mediterranean. Puffer fish. You are going to find following topics in here: What is puffer fish and where did it come from? Why is the puffer fish important and what does it affect underwater? What is tetrodotoxin and its effects to consume it The mechanism of tetrodotoxin Is puffer fish safe for human consumption? What should fishermen do after hunted puffer fish? What should the local or central government’s role be to fight the invasion of puffer fish? This is mostly an experimental and warm-up season. Please keep in touch with me via social media or e-mail and subscribe to me for new episodes. You can find the my Linkedin, web page and e-mail adress here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaanugrasiz https://www.kaanugrasiz.com [email protected] Thank you for taking time and listening to me.