Iran: There are good markets in neighboring countries for the export of fisheries

Published 2024년 3월 13일

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Ali Akbar Hosseini Mehrab emphasized the importance of fisheries for the province's economy and employment in a recent meeting. He called for increased production, particularly through fish farming in sea cages and behind agricultural dams. Despite the sector's potential, he noted a weakness in fish breeding in cages and urged the new Director General of Fisheries to address this. He also expressed hope for the development of fish and shrimp breeding in agricultural dams and along river banks, and highlighted the significant contribution of shrimp breeding sites to shrimp export. Mehrab called for a new movement for fish and shrimp production, with the help of the private sector and banks, given the good export markets in neighboring countries, especially Iraq.

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Ali Akbar Hosseini Mehrab stated in the meeting of the Provincial Fisheries Development Council that was held today, March 23: One of the main advantages of our province is the presence of numerous rivers and access to open waters. Naturally, fisheries are one of the important potentials of production and economy in the province, and in this field, we must use our God-given facilities efficiently. He added: We have a lot of employment in the fisheries sector and we should have more than this. In fisheries export, whether fish farming in sea cages or fish farming in farms and behind dams that are for agriculture and not for drinking water that we have obtained permission from the government, there should be an increase in production in fisheries. According to ISNA, Hosseini Mehrab stated: "Unfortunately, despite all the elites we have in this sector, we are weak in the production and breeding of fish in cages, and one of the policies that I asked the new Director General of ...

Source: Isna