Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, head of Iran's Fisheries Organization, praised the fisheries industry as a key factor for the future of the country in terms of food security, employment, and regional development. He highlighted the progress made in sturgeon breeding complexes, with over 212 farms across 22 provinces producing over 20,000 tons of meat and 100 tons of caviar. Hosseini emphasized the importance of Lorestan province, where a project worth 700 billion tomans has been defined, and expressed hope for the development of a fishing town in the region.