Iran harvest of bony fish from Caspian Sea ups over 80
percent

A total of over 5,900 tons of bony fish were harvested in
the three northern provinces bordering the Caspian Sea since the beginning of
the fishing season in early October, registering a 82% increase compared to the
same period last year, an official said.

Noting that the province of Mazandaran has the biggest share
of the total annual fish yield followed by Gilan and Golestan, Head of Iran
Fisheries Organization’s Department of Harvest and Port Affairs Reza Abbaspoor
Naderi said, “The share of Mazandaran was 98 percent, while the share of Gilan
and Golestan respectively stood and 68 and 42 percent”.

Of the total yield, 152% were mullets and 55% were Caspian
kutum, he said.

The harvest season for bony fish in the Caspian Sea begins
in October and lasts until April the next year. Some 15 species of bony fish
inhabit the Caspian Sea.