Bushehr leads Iran in spirulina production

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Bushehr – The southern Bushehr province has emerged as Iran's leading producer of spirulina, marking a major step forward in the development of modern, knowledge-based aquaculture. Provincial officials recently visited a spirulina microalgae cultivation unit in the village of Ashkali, Tangestan County, to assess its operations, development plans, and challenges. Aqil Amini, Director-General of Bushehr's Fisheries Department, stated that diversifying aquaculture toward high-value-added

Apr 27 202611:49

Golestan exports 24m dollars in fishery products in past year

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Golestan – The northern Golestan Province exported $24 million worth of fishery products last year, achieving a major milestone in the region's economic development, the province's Director General of Fisheries announced. Ismaeil Jabbari said that in the Iranian year 1404, exports included packaged shrimp, cage-farmed rainbow trout, farmed caviar, fish feed, and ornamental fish. The products were shipped to Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Iraq. He emphasized the importance of sup

Apr 25 202609:49

Minister warns FAO conference of global food crisis amid US terrorist war

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Tehran - Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri has underscored the detrimental impact of US aggression on food security across the globe, noting that it poses a significant obstacle to the realization of the objective of "zero hunger." Nouri made the remarks in an address to the second session of the 38th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Asia and the Pacific, held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on Thursday. He said t

Apr 25 202608:48

Iran proposes Decade of Ancient Agricultural Civilizations instead of Elimination of Civilizations threats

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Rome – Iran's Minister of Agriculture, Gholamreza Nouri, has proposed that the international community dedicate a "Decade of Ancient Agricultural Civilizations" as a positive alternative to threats of "eliminating civilizations." Speaking Monday at the 38th Near East Regional Conference of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Nouri began by expressing condolences for the martyrdom of Iran's late Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as 168 students in Minab, scientists

Apr 20 202612:40

Qazvin province takes delivery of over 536,000 eyed eggs

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Qazvin – The Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Affairs at the Qazvin Province Agriculture Organization has announced the arrival of 536,120 imported eyed eggs of cold-water fish from Spain. According to Mehri Mahmoudi, the shipment arrived in the province by the second half of last December (late autumn), with the aim of producing and supplying juvenile fish needed for cold-water fish farms across the region. She further explained that the import of these eggs plays a crucial role in b

Apr 18 202611:18

Over 200 fishery research projects to be implemented this year

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Tehran - The head of the Iran Fisheries Science Research Institute announced plans to implement over 200 research projects in the fisheries sector in the current Iranian year 1405 (starting March 21, 2026). Agriculture, Mohammad Seddiq Mortazavi, referring to the institute's executive policies for the current year, stated Given the country's circumstances, the institute will carefully pursue and implement the executive policies planned for the year 1405. He added In line with the approved pr

Apr 16 202608:55

Juvenile sturgeon released in Mazandaran to boost Caspian Sea stock revival

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Mazandaran – In a bid to protect and restore the Caspian Sea's endangered sturgeon populations, thousands of juvenile sturgeon have been released into the rivers of Mazandaran northern province. The fingerlings, bred at the Shahid Rajaee Center in Sari, were released into major waterways with the participation of fisheries officials and the backing of the local fishing community, according to a report carried by the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture. As part of Iran's nat

Apr 12 202610:35

IFO head calls on officials to remove obstacles for production units amid war

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Tehran - The head of Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) stressed that all obstacles on path of the production of aquatic produce need to be removed amid the ongoing war. “I call on all officials, directors and staff [of the IFO] to take every necessary measure to streamline the production of fisheries amid the wartime conditions,” Hamzeh Rostampour said. He added that the problems and concerns of producers should be addressed as soon as possible, urging provincial officials to fol

Mar 16 202612:39

Iran’s shrimp industry generates 1.2b dollars

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Tehran - Iran’s shrimp industry has generated more than $1.2 billion in foreign exchange earnings over the past decade while contributing to rural livelihoods and employment, underscoring its growing role in the national economy, according to an analysis released by the Iran Fisheries Organization. The report, prepared by Ali Akbar Khodaei, Secretary-General of the Union of Aquatic Products Production and Trade, shows that shrimp output increased from 17,795 metric tons in 2015 (1394 in

Feb 27 202610:34

Iranian researchers identify key reproduction, migration genes in Caspian Kutum

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Tehran - Researchers at the University of Gilan in north of Iran with support from the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), have identified genes linked to reproduction and migration in the spring- and autumn-spawning strains of the Caspian Kutum using next-generation RNA sequencing. Project leader Saman Farasti said the study, for the first time, identified 21 strain-specific genes associated with migratory function and behavior. The species’ transcriptome sequences have also been d

Feb 24 202611:27