Iran’s share in the production of farmed caviar in the world is zero
While we have the technology of sturgeon breeding and breeding and the generation of sturgeon is endangered in the next few years, no proper action has been taken to breed sturgeon and replace farmed caviar.
Arsalan Ghasemi, President of the Aquatic Union of the country, stated: In 2005, 99 tons of farmed caviar was produced in the world, more than half of which was directly and indirectly using the knowledge and ability of Iranian experts, while Iran’s share in this amount of production is zero!
He lamented that we have the highest level of knowledge and technology for the production of farmed caviar and export this technology to the applicant countries, but we have not yet taken appropriate action in this regard, he said: In recent years, the first step in this field has been taken and the vision It is clear, but provided that along with the beginning of the reproduction and breeding of sturgeon in the country, by-products and processing are created and it is not like the story of shrimp that we are producers and European countries are processors!
Ghasemieh added: If the banking systems are accompanied by sturgeon breeding projects and do not collide with sturgeon breeding projects similar to other fisheries projects and provide working capital and fixed capital to breeding units at an appropriate amount and at the right time, this extraordinary success in this The arena will be created.
The head of the country’s aquaculture union continued: So far, 10 to 15 percent of the centers identified for sturgeon breeding are not very favorable areas for the implementation of this project.
He stressed: Fisheries Organization, Sturgeon Institute and universities should now act to train sturgeon breeding specialists by the private sector and not have a health specialist and shrimp diseases in the country like shrimp breeding.
Qasemi pointed out: If these infrastructures are provided in the country, cultivated caviar can be replaced in the near future by natural caviar, which is endangered, and according to government policies and the president’s emphasis on implementing quick-return projects, job creation, etc. can be achieved. The production of farmed caviar in the next few years was expected to exceed one thousand tons.
The head of the country’s aquaculture union, noting that the production of natural caviar has been declining since 1985, said: One of the reasons for the decrease in caviar production is the removal of caviar from the category of smuggled goods that the Fisheries Organization should seek to include caviar in the category. Goods are smuggled and so far it has fallen short.
In the end, he added: With the continuation of the current routine for the next four to five years, there is a possibility of sturgeon extinction. .