Production of 40 tons of sturgeon in Hormozgan farms
This year, 15,000 pieces of sturgeon have been stored in Hormozgan fish farms.
Deputy Minister of Aquaculture of Hormozgan General Directorate of Fisheries said: This number of sturgeon has been stored in 13 fish farms in Hormozgan.
Abdul Rasool Daryaee added: 40 tons of sturgeon will be produced in the province by the end of the year.
He predicted that next year, 100 tons of sturgeon will be produced in the province and offered to domestic markets. At present, the price of each kilogram of sturgeon in the market is 160,000 Tomans.
He said: Sturgeon reaches 12 kg in 2 years and 80 kg in 8 years
Deputy Minister of Aquaculture of Hormozgan General Directorate of Fisheries said: Currently, sturgeon are raised in three cities of Hajiabad, Rudan and Minab.
Marine added: three species of ozone, elephant fish and Siberian are grown in these farms.
He said: The sturgeon breeding project in Hormozgan started about three years ago in Hajiabad city with elephant fish species and was successfully bred.
Deputy Minister of Aquaculture of Hormozgan General Directorate of Fisheries said: Sturgeon farming in Hormozgan is for the purpose of producing caviar and meat.
Daryaei added: Climatic conditions in the cities of Rudan, Minab and Hajiabad have caused the proper growth of these species.
Deputy Minister of Aquaculture of Hormozgan General Directorate of Fisheries said: These sturgeon have been transferred to Hormozgan from the northern provinces of the country.
Last year, about one ton of sturgeon was produced in Hormozgan pools.
Hormozgan has a very good capacity in the field of aquaculture industry of warm-water fish, cold-water fish and sturgeon.
10 jobs are created for each sturgeon farm.