Iran yoy export of fishery products sees 35 percent rise in 9 months

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Iran’s yoy export of fishery products sees 35% rise in 9 months The secretary of the Aquatics Production and Trade Union of Iran said the country’s year on year export of fishery products in value terms has increased by 35 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2022).Compared to the same period last year, the value of Iran’s fishery export has risen 35 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, Ali Akbar K

Feb 9 202317:20

Deputy minister outlines plan to expand agricultural capacities in Iran Makran Coast

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Deputy minister outlines plan to expand agriculturalcapacities in Iran Makran Coast Iran’s deputy agriculture minister said the government isseriously pursuing effective measures for the development of the southernMakran Coast, exploring investment opportunities in a wide range of sectors,including seafood and agriculture. In a meeting held via video conference in Tehran on Monday,Hossein Hosseini referred to an approved governmental plan for the developmentof the southern Makran Coast, s

Feb 7 202315:50

Iran sets roadmap to expand tilapia farming industry

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Iran's ministry of agriculture has drawn up a roadmap topromote the country’s tilapia aquaculture industry. Mohsen Mansouri, the vice-president for executive affairs,Hossein Hosseini, the head of Iran Fisheries Organization, and Mehran Fatemi,the governor of Yazd province inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) lastweek and agreed on a roadmap to expand the country’s cultured tilapiaproduction in the central Yazd province. The new project will improve Iran’s cage culture capa

Jan 17 202317:07

Iran eyes increase in seaweed production by early 2024

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A senior official with Iran Fisheries Organization said thecountry has plans underway to double seaweed (algae) production fromaquaculture by the end of the next year (early 2024).“Development of aquaculture seaweed farming for processing,human consumption and livestock feed is among the organization’s toppriorities,” Mehdi Shakouri said. Last year, Iran’s seaweed output stood at 7 tons and thisyear will witness a 20 percent rise and reach 8 tons, he added. “The a

Jan 10 202319:57

Iranian Fish Farming spreading out

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Number of Iran’s fish farming cages to see threefold rise byyear end Official An official with Iran Fisheries Organization said the numberof cages used across the country to farm fish through cage culture method isexpected to rise threefold by the end of the current Iranian calendar year(March 20, 2023). The number of fish farming cages in the sea will witness athreefold rise by the year-end, Mehdi Shakouri said. “30 million pieces of baby fish will be imported this yearto be farme

Jan 9 202313:52

Iran plans to launch center for conservation of aquatic resources, marine life

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Iran plans to launch center for conservation of aquaticresources, marine life A senior Iranian official said the country has plansunderway to launch a center on southern Island of Kish to preserve aquaticmarine resources in the paradise of the Persian Gulf. In a Sunday meeting with Iran’s secretary of the Free ZonesHigh Council, head of Iran’s Fisheries Organization (IFO) Hossein Hosseiniemphasized the importance of protecting and preserving marine resources andecosystems. The Irania

Jan 3 202315:31

Celebrating the National Day of Persian Gulf

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A virtual specialized scientific meeting was held at thePersian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Institute (Bandar Abbas) tocelebrate Persian Gulf National Day.According to the public relations office of the Persian Gulfand Oman Sea Ecology Research Institute - Bandar Abbas, on the occasion of thePersian Gulf National Day, a specialized scientific meeting with a speech byDr. Sharif Rouhani, Advisor and Deputy Director of Iranian Fisheries ScienceResearch Institute, Dr. Taghavi, Advisor to the

May 27 202204:03

Catching more than 13,000 tons of kilka fish in 2021

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Director General of the Fisheries and Fisheries Office ofthe Iranian Fisheries Organization said This amount of Kilka fishing shows anincrease of 8% compared to the same period of last year. Mokhtar Akhoundiadded Mazandaran's share was 63% of this amount and Gilan's was 37%.He stated that 74 fishing vessels participated in catchingKilka fish, adding that 44% of these vessels in Mazandaran province and 30% inGilan province have done the fishing work. He also mentioned that More than90% of the cau

May 23 202200:40

Exports of farmed shrimp from Iran to Asia and Europe in 2021

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Exports of $ 150 million farmed shrimp from Iran to Asia andEurope in 2021 The head of the Deputy Minister of Aquaculture Developmentof the Fisheries Organization of Iran said This year 57,800 tons of shrimpwere produced from 14,034 hectares and about 75 to 80% of it was sent to themarkets of the region, Asia and Europe. Morteza Afrasiabi added This year,shrimp export was made to countries such as Turkey, Iraq, UAE, China, Spain,and France, with the highest exports to China and the UAE. Afrasiab

May 16 202217:25

Production of more than 1.2 million tons of aquatic in Iran in 2021/ Production of 2200 tons of sturgeon meat in Mazandaran

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Production of more than 1.2 million tons of aquatic in Iranin 2021/ Production of 2200 tons of sturgeon meat in Mazandaran Hossein Hosseini during the visit of the Minister ofJihad-Agriculture to the Qarahbrun sturgeon breeding complex in Chikrood,Joybar, Mazandaran province, told that One of the most important species inaquaculture is the sturgeon species, because fishing is prohibited due to thepressure of reserves at sea. He then added At present, sturgeon farming iscarried out in 22 province

May 14 202208:11