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Shafaq News-Al-Anbar
Iraq’s Agriculture Ministry released more than nine million
newly hatched carp fish into Lake Habbaniyah in Al-Anbar province, western
Iraq, in an effort to boost fish stocks and support food security, the ministry
said on Saturday.
The Directorate of Animal Resources carried out the release
in coordination with local authorities and under the supervision of a
specialized technical team.
On April 23, the ministry also released more than 11 million
fish into Lake Ana in Al-Anbar, including over 10 million common carp and more
than one million gattan fish.
Iraq’s fisheries sector entered in November 2025 a policy transition citing
severe water shortages, after the Ministry of Water
Resources ordered the closure of all licensed earthen fish farms. The move
forms part of a broader shift toward closed-system aquaculture, which uses
significantly less water.
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