.jpg)
Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
The activities of Iranian Fisheries Science Research
Institute in trawling are not commercial
The head of Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
(IFSRI) said: "Research on the amount of stocks, determining the
appropriate time and place of fishing and principled use of water resources
in Persian Gulf and Oman Sea by "trawl fishing" method is not
commercial.
According to the public relations office of Ir
anian Fisheries Science Research Institute
(IFSRI), quoting the information center of Agriculture Organization, Mahmoud
Bahmani, head of IFSRI on the start of a research patrol to investigate the
state of benthic stocks in the waters of Sistan and Baluchestan province Chabahar
region which was described as the restart of trawling, added: “ According
to its statute, IFSRI is responsible for research and study on the life of
different species (both animal and plant), research and study on the amount of stocks,
determining the appropriate time and place of fishing and principled and rational
use of aquatics resources, research on fishing tools and vessels, introduction
of the most appropriate method of their use, research on methods of reproduction
and breeding of aquatic animals of fisheries value.
He stated that this institute, with more than one hundred
years of research in the country, has played an important and fundamental role in
the development of the country's fisheries. He also added that 35 thousand tons of
fisheries products before the Islamic revolution has been reached more than
1.2 million tons today.
Dr. Bahmani declared: "One of the most important
projects that has been done continuously and annually during the last thirty years is
the project of studying the condition of benthic stocks in the waters of Persian Gulf
and Oman Sea. Some parts of this study are introduction of new species for
fishing, determining the catch seasons for economically important species,
determining the amount of changes in the abundance of different species and
determining the temporal and spatial prohibitions of fishing to introduce the species.
The official stressed that the results of this research
patrol, as a governing activity, have brought on the stability in the catch of aquatic
stocks and the stability of the jobs created in this sector during these years. Due to the
high diversity of benthic aquatic species in Persian Gulf and Oman Sea , the research
patrol is carried out by bottom trawling and due to the short duration of
trawling (maximum one hour), there wouldn’t be any environmental damage and it
also doesn’t have any commercial aspect. It is necessary to mention that the research patrol is
carried out by Ferdows 1 research vessel in fixed stations from 10 to 100 depths
along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea as follows:
Oman Sea waters in Sistan and Baluchestan province for a
maximum of 25 days
The waters of Hormozgan province for a maximum of 30 days
The waters of Bushehr province for a maximum of 25 days
The waters of Khuzestan province for a maximum of 15 days
