The head of the East Azerbaijan Seafood Department said that the Iranian average in this area is about half and 7.2 kilograms per capita.
According to Gasim Jafarvand, the average person in East Azerbaijan eats 7.2 kilograms of fish a year. While this country also has 13.5 kilograms per capita, it increases to 50 kilograms in coastal cities. According to Jafarvand, the average person in the world eats 15-17 kilograms of fish per person. Jafarvand also drew attention to the potential for the cultivation of aquatic products other than fish, noting that this issue is not sufficiently assessed by the master.
The head of the Shilat Department of the East Azerbaijan Master said that cultivating leeches in the master had a good financial benefit. The master said that there are two centers that grow 2 million 150 thousand leeches. Jafarvand said that every 30,000 leeches raised a job for one person, adding that a 120-meter area was enough to raise 50,000 leeches. He revealed the potential of young people to create jobs and have good financial opportunities in this field.
