Iran: Hormozgan has 50,000 hectares of land suitable for shrimp cultivation, export value of 180 million dollars last year

Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, today (November 30th), on the sidelines of the visit to the aquaculture capacities of Qeshm city, which was carried out in order to invest in the field of aquaculture in the province, added: the land suitable for shrimp cultivation in Hormozgan province is more than 50 thousand hectares, which is more than this amount. It is located on 9 thousand hectares in Mehrgan area of Bandarlange city and it is an opportunity for investors to enter this field. Pointing out that the increase in aquaculture production is equal to the increase in exports and foreign exchange for the country, he said: Considering the fact that farmed shrimp are exportable, last year more than 38 thousand tons of shrimp worth 180 million dollars were exported, which is a very good currency earner for the country. had. The head of the Iranian Fisheries Organization stated: Fisheries is one of the potential capacities of Hormozgan, which can be relied on as a strong point to create ...