Production of sturgeon meat and caviar planned to be doubled in Mazandaran Province

Chief of the fishing and fish farming province of Mazandaran Habibnezhad Hassan has announced plans directed to increase the production of sturgeon meat and caviar.

According to him, 10 fish farms work in the region. The total production capacity is 2276 tons of sturgeon meat and 31.7 tons of caviar a year. Provincial authorities are planning to create 10 similar enterprises there in order to increase production up to 4633 tons and 55.66 respectively, Iran.ru reports.