Agriculture In Iran
According to Mukhtar Akhundi, general director of Iran’s fisheries organisation, the recent large-scale fishing in the Caspian Sea has resulted in 11,000 kg of ‘bonefish’ which is approximately a 1% increase compare previous year.
He further added, in the year 1399-1400, in Golestan and Gilan there has been an increase of 23 and 14 percent in large-scale fishing from the Caspian Sea, accordingly. This number in Mazandaran province has seen a 14% decrease instead. He provided the following fisheries statistics:
Mr. Mukhtar Akhundi reassured that in 1398-1399, in total, the large-scale fishing in the Caspian Sea has resulted in 10,910 tons, and break down the numbers by asserting: 56% of fishes were white fish, 18% were Mullet fish and 14% were Carp fish. He further explained, in Caspian see, commercial fishing is occurring for catching 14 different types of fish, in which 88% of the caught fishes are as abovementioned fishes: White, Mullet, and Carp. Graphical representation is as follows:
Table one: Fish type and thier picture
Table Two: Fish type and thier lates harvest percentage
In regard to the sustainability of fisheries in Iran, Mr. Mukhtar Akhundi referred to the strategy of “development of 250 million Baby fish in designated pools (Fish breeding ponds)” and elucidated, unfortunately, due to illegal fishing, pollution in the environment, and most destructively, urban and industrial effluents into river water, only 10% of 250 million Baby fish in designated pools were survived and were able to be pass on the Caspian see.
Mr. Mukhtar Akhundi, regarding this devastating news, which could potentially, and will eventually, stop Iran's ability to catch any fish from the Caspian Sea, clarified, Iran’s Fisheries Science and Research Institute are analysing the issues and are working on a solution to prevent the fish breeding problem. He also added, their initial analysis and planning will increase 35 million current surviving Baby Fish to 45 million.
Traditional style Mazandarani circus fruits stuffed white fish recipe:
Ingredients
Whole Whitefish, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 1 Orange, 1 lemon, 1 lime, a handful of fresh dill, olive oil or butter, salt and pepper.
Thin slice orange, lemon, lime, and garlic cloves, season the inside of the fish and arrange the slices of your fruits inside the fish. Then add your garlic and dill on top of the sliced fruit. Use your knife and make 4 to 5 horizontal cuts on the fish skin and cover the whole fish with a generous amount of olive oil or butter then add a number of slices of fruit on the top of the fish. Place the fish on a tray fold with aluminium then place the tray in the oven for 30 minutes at 360 degree.
While you are enjoying your fish from this Gilani traditional recipe, please remember that protection and sustainability of the environment around us is directly linked the survival of us and any future generation from us. Sustainability is a simple concept, its highly related to consumerisms: how we behave toward the food we get.
