In this city, where you can smell fish and algae on its shores, you can jump into the sea everywhere and share your morning tea with a fisherman who repairs his net. It is a chance to see Foça; living is a privilege. In Foça, where the sunset is beautiful in all seasons, shear birds, seagulls, herons, island pigeons, rabbits, tuna, dolphins and seals take people to another world. Seals, which gave their name to Foça, have a special importance for this city. Although fishermen tear their nets from time to time, they treat and protect seals with love.

If they were not so, how could they have lived together for thousands of years? The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is not a fish. Sea; An amphibian that uses it for feeding, transportation, and occasionally for sleeping. Caves with air inside are their habitats in Foça islands. In these caves, they give birth to their babies and fight to continue their generation. In addition to fishermen, Foça Municipality and World Nature Foundation (WWF) carry out seal conservation activities together. Experts for Mediterranean monk seals whose total number is estimated to be 400-450 in the world; They draw attention to the imminent danger of extinction for Mediterranean monk seals, saying “If the Mediterranean monk seals can still be seen in the seas in 2010, it will be the success of humanity”.

People of Foça have been sailors for 3 thousand years. The largest trawl fleet in the Aegean is in Foça. The purse seiners crossing from the Black Sea to Foça are proof that the region has fertile hunting. Tuna, Swallow, Mullet, Whiting, Iskine, Kupez, Colleg, Sinarit, Flounder, Tongue, Sea Bass, Chincope, Adabeyi, Red Mullet, Coral, Tranca, Sea Bream, Blackfish, Sargoz, Squid, Cuttlefish, Octopus, Lobster, Mussel, Akirides, Shrimp etc How many regions are there that contain all these fish and seafood? Small fishermen are like ornaments of both the harbor and the sea.

They rent their boats to you, but do not throw the nylon bag or any other inorganic garbage in the sea. Do not even think about hunting one, especially by looking at the abundance of island rabbits. Another living creature in Foça is cats. They enjoy walking the streets of Foça with their sarman, mullet and spruce.