Ban on Caspian Sturgeon Harvest Extended by One Year

The five littoral states of the Caspian Sea have agreed to extend the ban on sturgeon harvest from the sea by one year, according to an official with Iran Fisheries Organization.
“The ban has now entered its 15th year to protect the endangered species,” Nasser Karami-Rad was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
The official noted that any sturgeon caught is for reproduction purposes; it goes to research centers to be reproduced and then released into the sea.
“We have four sturgeon research and reproduction centers in Iran at present. Two strategic centers are in Gilan Province, one is in Mazandaran and another is in Golestan – all provinces in northern Iran on the shores of the Caspian Sea.”