The Mediterranean Fisheries Research, Production and Education Institute, under the leadership of Serkan Erkan, is making strides in the production of sturgeon fry, a species teetering on extinction, with the aim of sustaining the population and leveraging its valuable caviar for economic benefits. This initiative, highlighted at the Growtech Antalya Agriculture Fair, sees the institute successfully acclimatizing sturgeon to the Mediterranean and releasing the young into the sea annually. Erkan is encouraging the private sector to engage in sturgeon trade, offering 20,000 fry and providing training and young fish to producers, in an effort to foster a profitable enterprise while preventing the species' extinction. The institute's achievements, including being a pioneer in trout, sea bream, and sea bass production, position it as a potential hub for sturgeon farming, underscoring its commitment to both environmental conservation and economic development.