1311 tons of bony fish caught from the Caspian Sea by the
end of this year

The Director General of the Office of Fisheries and
Fisheries of the Fisheries Organization of Iran said: 1311 tons of bony fish
caught in the Caspian Sea compared to the same period in 2019 shows a decrease
of nearly 21 percent.

Mokhtar Akhoundi mentioned the following factors: cold
weather, environmental pollution in rivers and illegal fishing as reasons for
reducing fishing.

Regarding the release of juveniles in the northern
provinces, he said: Over the past five years, every year about 300 million juveniles
have been released into the rivers leading to the Caspian Sea.

 He also pointed out
that in recent years, with the participation of fishermen, the reproduction and
release of juveniles is done, and also added that: 20 to 25 million pieces of
white juveniles were released annually with the participation of fishermen in
rivers.

Source of
the news: Public relations of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture

Translated
by: F.KH