Hajiabad is the best area for sturgeon farming
The governor of Hajiabad said: 2,000 caviar fish are raised in the ponds of Jain and Golroyeh villages.
Hamid Jahangiri added: The weight of this fish in Hajiabad city reaches 5 kg in one year, which is twice the national average.
He said: Haji Abad sturgeon is of Siberian, Qarabun, Australian and elephant fish.
He said that each kilogram of caviar is worth $ 7 for the country, adding: Last year, 1,400 kilograms of caviar worth nine thousand dollars were exported to Russia.
Governor Jahangiri said: to raise a thousand pieces of caviar, about 100 million tomans of fixed capital and 100 million tomans of working capital have been spent.
He added: Studies and planning for sturgeon farming in 10 villages of Hajiabad is on the agenda.
Haji Abad sturgeon expert said: the time to sell sturgeon is winter and it is predicted that 10 tons of sturgeon will be caught.
Mohammad Barazshfar added: In Hajiabad, 20 pieces of 3-year-old caviar fish weighing 20 kg are raised to produce caviar.
He said: When these fish reach the age of 8 years and weigh 50 kg, caviar is produced for the first time in Hormozgan.
Hajiabad sturgeon expert said: each 50 kg piece of sturgeon with an age of 8 years can produce 10 kg of sturgeon.
Brazzafar said: the price of each piece of caviar from which caviar is produced is one hundred million tomans and the price of each kilo of caviar is 15 million tomans.
Hajiabad caviar fish ponds were put into operation three years ago.