Fishery Products

FAO, Iran Fisheries Organization ink agreement on sustainable development of marine cage culture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) announced a new project that will strengthen national capacity for sustainable management and development of marine cage culture – the farming of fish inside net-cages in the marine environment.

Japanese delegation visits fishery capacities in Chabahar port

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – A Japanese delegation, comprised of private sector in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), visited the fishery sector and fishing ports of Chabahar.

$580mn trade value of salmon breeding: official

TEHRAN, Sep.4 (MNA) – The deputy head of Iran Fisheries Organization announced on Wednesday that trade value of salmon breeding stands at $580 million in Iran.

Seafood exports from Bushehr reach $7.7mn in Q1

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – A total of 2,147 tons of different kinds of seafood worth over $7.7 million were exported from Iran’s southern Bushehr province in the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21- June 21), a senior official said.

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Iran, Oman poised to boost coop. in aquaculture, fishing fields

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – Head of Iran Fisheries Organization Nabiollah Khoun Mirzaei said that Islamic Republic of Iran and Oman enjoy high capacities and potentials for enhancing bilateral cooperation in fishing and fishery fields.

Iran’s fish production at 1.2 million tons per annum

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Currently, Iran grows and produces 1.2 million fish and shrimp per year, Nabiollah Khoun Mirzaei, a deputy minister of agriculture said on Saturday.

Shrimp exports exceed 24,000 tons in 9 months

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iran has exported over 24,000 tons of farmed shrimp since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2018), a senior official the Ministry of Agriculture said.

Golestan exports fish food for first time

GORGAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Producers of fish foods in the northern province of Golestan exported the first batch of their products to the neighboring markets this week, an official at Golestan Fisheries Organization said.

Close to 2,000 tons of animal, aquatic products shipped from Chabahar

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Head of Chabahar veterinary network said some 1,952 tons of animal and aquatic products have been shipped from Chabahar county, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, to foreign markets since the beginning of the current fiscal year (started on March 21).

Iran, Oman to expand economic, trade coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – A trade delegation from Iran on Saturday visited Oman’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and discussed means of enhancing Omani-Iranian relations in industrial, investment and economic fields.

Exports of aquatic animals at 20% growth in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Statistics shows that export of aquatic animals experienced a considerable 20% growth in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Sept. 21).

Iran’s aquaculture exports on growth track

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – According to the latest report of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), 134,000 tons of livestock, poultry and aquatic animals, valued at $223 million, were exported from the country in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 21).

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Iran’s exports of fisheries at $507mn

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Fisheries Organization Hassan Salehi said that more than 137,000 tons of fisheries, valued at $507 million, has been exported from the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year in 1397 (started March 21, 2018).

Iran Mazandaran province's caviar exports triple

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – An Iranian local official told the media that Iran has tripled its caviar exports in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year.

Sanctions to have no effect on fisheries’ production

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Fisheries Organization Hassan Salehi said that US new sanctions on Iran will not have any effect on the production an export of fisheries’ products.

Iran ranked 1st to 5th in farming some aquatic animals in world

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Fisheries Organization Hassan Salehi said that Iran is ranked first to fifth in raising some species of aquatic animals.

Iran’s West Azarbaijan province to export 35 tons lobster

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Iran plans to export 35 tons of lobster, produced in its northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, to foreign countries, said the head of Fisheries and Maritime Department of the province.

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'US JCPOA exit to have no effect on export of aquatic animals'

TEHRAN, May. 07 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Fisheries Organization Hassan Salehi said that US pullout from Iran’s nuclear deal dubbed ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’ will not affect export and production sector of fisheries’ products.

Iran's farmed caviar hits 5 tons in production, 1.2 in exports in 2017

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iran's farmed caviar reached about 5 tons in production and about 1.2 tons in exports in the current Iranian fiscal year (March 2017-18).

Significant rise in trout exports

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – High quality fish production of trout species in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province paved suitable ground for the considerable increase of this aqua product in the country.

Iran exports $121m seafood in five-month period

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – In a period of five months this year, Iran has exported $121 million worth of seafood which shows about 28% increase compared to the same period last year.

Tehran, Paris to bolster coop. in aquaculture

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian agriculture minister, in a meeting in Paris with his French counterpart, discussed ways to increase bilateral relations in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry.

Iran to uplift dairy, fishery exports to Russia

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – ICCIMA deputy head said, in view of existing capacities, Iran can turn into a supplier of dairy and fishery products to Russia and other Eurasian countries.

Iran ranks 1st in sturgeon production

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Deputy Iranian agriculture minister said Iran ranked first in the world as regards production of trout and sturgeon.

Tehran, Hanoi to bolster agro coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iranian and Vietnamese agriculture ministers emphasized on reinvigoration of bilateral cooperation in areas of agriculture and fishery.