Shafaq News- Babil
Fishermen in Al-Kifl, south of Iraq’s Babil province, cast their netsinto the Euphrates River at sunset in search of their daily catch, imagesobtained by Shafaq News on Thursday showed.
Iraq relies on fish farming and fishing to meet domestic demand, with2024 data from the Food and Agriculture Organization indicating that thecountry’s total fisheries production reached 85,000 metric tonnes.
The Iraqi Fish Producers Association, however, reported severe losses in2025, noting that water shortages and disease outbreaks drove fish prices downto around 4,500 Iraqi dinars ($3) per kilogram, while production costs remainat about 6,000 dinars ($4), directly harming fish farmers financially.