Iran Has 500,000 Sport Anglers / We Are Athletes, Not Hunters!

The head of the Kermanshah Angling Association, referring to environmental restrictions on sport fishing competitions, said: 'We are athletes, not hunters. We do no harm to the environment, and the fish we catch are released back into the water.'

The head of the fishing association of Kermanshah province pointed out the strictness of the environment for holding sports fishing competitions and said: We are sportsmen and not fishermen, so we do not harm the environment and we release the fishes that are caught back into the water.