Iran export of aquatic products sees 15 percent in 11 months

 

Iran exported over 5.1 tons of fishery products worth $620 million in the first 11 months of the past Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023, to February 22, 2024), according to the head of the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO).

“5,186,000 tons of aquatic products were produced last year showing a 15 and a 7.4 percent increase in weight and value, respectively, compared to the same period last year,” Hossein Hosseini said.

He noted that the ministry has issued the operation license for fish cage farming in the northern and southern waters of Iran, Tasnim reported.

Launching two new mega projects with a production capacity of 10,000 tons, increasing the number of cages at sea from 133 to 356, attaining 85% self-sufficiency in manufacturing fishery equipment, as well as redesigning and constructing submersible cages for fish breeding with Tension Leg Cage (TLC) method are among the infrastructural measures carried out by the ministry, Hosseini added.

The deputy minister further pointed to the key role the private sector has played in the fishery industry last year, saying the private companies have fulfilled most of the objectives of the ministry in the field of fishery activities.