Mehrdad Mohammadidoust, Director General of the Shrimp and Saltwater Aquatics Office, referring to the ongoing shrimp harvest from farms across the country, said, “This year, the shrimp cultivation area in the country's breeding ponds has reached 17,890 hectares, from which 13,638 hectares have been harvested so far.”

 

He added that shrimp farmers have so far obtained over 50,000 tons of product from this area.

 

The official continued that during this period, Bushehr province, with a harvest of approximately 28,170 tons of shrimp, has ranked first in production and recorded the highest production growth with a 71-percent increase compared to the same period last year, Tehran Times reported.

 

The Director General of the Shrimp and Saltwater Aquatics Office of Iran Fisheries Organization further stated that there are still about 200 hectares of shrimp farms remaining in Bushehr province, which will be harvested in the coming days.

 

According to him, in Hormozgan province, 10,142 tons of shrimp have been produced so far, and about 4,000 additional hectares of breeding ponds in this province are in the harvest stage.

 

Mohammadidoust said, “Sistan-Baluchestan province, with a production of 4,834 tons of shrimp and a recorded 61 percent production growth compared to the same period in the last year, has taken the third rank in the country. Khuzestan province with 2,580 tons and Golestan province with 4,310 tons of production are in the subsequent ranks.”