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Present Status of Fisheries in Iran

Journal of FisheriesSciences.com, 2013

This review describes the present status of fisheries in Iran. Iranian fisheries include the Caspian Sea, the Southern Seas (the Persian Gulf, the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean), inland water fisheries and aquaculture. Fish production in Iran enlarged from about 400000 mt in 1997 to 562000 mt in 2008. However, it was 451.189 ±66.625 mt annually between 1997 and 2008. The most important fish species in the Caspian Sea are kutum, grey mullets, Sturgeon and kilka. Tuna fishes are predominated in the Southern Seas. Chinese carps and rainbow trout are the most important fish in aquaculture and freshwater fishery. The catch composition of the Caspian Sea includes especially bony fishes species and Sturgeons. These fish species are also based on the artificial propagation to produce fry and fingerling for restocking. In recent years, there has also been an increase in the aquaculture production and fishery industry in Iran. For example, annual mean production of fry and fingerling between 1997 and 2008 was 541.874 ± 254.450 million. The production of kutum fry and fingerling was the most abundant with annual average 182.731 ±42.699 million. After 1997, the production of shrimp post larva was 524.2 ±349.9 per year. In addition, the consumption of fisheries production per person per year and annual average of exported fisheries production value (61.43 ±14.39 million $) also increased after 1997.

Investigating Iranian Fishing Rules in the Realm of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea by considering 1982 convention on the Law of the Sea

2018

Optimal and responsible utilization of aquatic reserves in each ecosystem highly depends on awareness from biological, abiotic, and research attributes along with other parameters of authorized aquatic harvesting. It also needs national and international legal rules and regulations to regulate specific requirements for current and future benefits and sovereignty of the coastal country and third countries in the amount, method, and location of aquatic harvesting. Since most of the coasts and maritime territories of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea are the properties of the Islamic Republic of Iran, these boundaries and maritime geographical regions create multiple political, security, and legal opportunities and challenges in biological governance of Iran. Therefore, dealing with the issue of fishing in Southern waters requires new management mechanisms and awareness from semantic notions of domestic and international law. Development and implementation of laws and regulations that turn these challenges into opportunities, and opportunities into benefits, is necessary. According to these rules, the author of this paper aims to investigate fishing rules and regulations, and legislative and administrative laws of Islamic Republic of Iran, in maritime boundaries and regions with a comparative overview of the law of the sea (1982). This paper also gears toward responding to the questions of “What are the approaches of domestic legal rules and international laws of our country regarding aquatic harvesting in the South Coast?, and “What is the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran in the maritime areas as defined in the Convention on the law of the Sea in the field of fishing?, and other similar questions in order to present a comprehensive view about fishing in Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Keywords: International Law of the Sea, Persian Gulf, Oman Sea, Fishing regulations, 1958 and 1982 conventions, Maritime zones, Jurisdiction.

Optimization Of Fish Catching Resulting Using Appropriate Technology

2020

This research was conducted to optimize the fishing results of fishermen using Appropriate Technology by building a smart village that is not limited to Information Communication and Technology. Mapping of traditional fishermen in Depok, Kretek, Bantul Regency, DIY. The benefits of this research are to improve the welfare of traditional fishermen, and to increase the contribution of the fisheries sector to the regional and national economy, and to empower traditional fishermen to improve food security. The result of this research is by applying Appropriate Technology to the servant's navigation system, the fishermen can see changes in the weather, the location of the fish, the sending of danger signals if the ship is damaged at sea

Why is illegal fishing occurring in the Persian Gulf? A case study from the Hormozgan province of Iran

Ocean & Coastal Management, 2016

IUU fishing is recognized as one of the largest threats to sustainable fisheries worldwide. This paper focuses on IUU fishing by artisanal fishermen in the northern Persian Gulf (Hormozgan province of Iran). A qualitative study was conducted by using Grounded Theory (GT) method to find out which factors are influencing the occurrence of illegal fishing. Data for this study was drawn from fifty-one in-depth and semi-structured interviews, using the snowball sampling technique. Using this data, a model was developed with categories such as culture, management issues, economic conditions, personal skills and area features. Subsequently, the semantic network was illustrated to represent relationships between categories. As illegal fishing is a serious concern in the Persian Gulf, the findings of the present paper could help to promote more sustainable fisheries in the region and beyond.

Socio-economic analysis of Kilka Fisheries in Southern waters of the Caspian Sea (Iranian waters))

Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 2021

Socio-economic data of Kilka fisheries in the south part of the Caspian Sea were collected using questionnaire form which consists of different variables related to the fishing activity to evaluate its socio-economic performance. The data collected were employed and assessed, social and economic indicators, cost structure, livelihoods, employment and profitability, level of investments, debts, subsidies, activity levels, demographics and ownership structures. The result of the analysis shows that in Mazandaran province 80% of the vessels owners were active in vessels fishing operation. This figure was 90% for the segment 12-18 LOA and 40% for the segment 18-24 LOA of Gilan province. The survey also showed lower revenue and higher costs for the vessels that owner present on the board of vessel during fishing operation. According to the analysis a total of 377.4 crew were engaged on the board of all the vessel segments in both provinces. Mean number of crew engaged on the board of ea...

An Estimation of Compliance of the Fisheries of Iran with Article 7 (Fisheries Management) of the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing

2006

This evaluation of compliance with Article 7 (Fishery Management) of the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing (FAO 1995) is a 'living document' and may change with time. It is one of 53 such country evaluations covering the top 96% of the world fish catch. Using a wide range of cited source material, the document represents the best attempt by the authors at presenting a fair and objective evaluation of compliance using 44 questions derived from the Code. Questions are divided into six evaluation fields, (Management Objectives; Framework (data & procedures); Precautionary Approach; Stocks, Fleets and Gear; Social and Economic factors, and Monitoring, Control and Surveillance): the derivation of the 44 questions is described in Pitcher (1999). The first three fields cover intentions of a country's legislation to adhere to the Code; while the last three evaluation fields are intended to rate actual performance. Full details of the methods are published in Pitcher, Kalikoski and Pramod (2006). This evaluation has been subjected to several internal cross-checks and, where stated, has been validated by experts familiar with the country concerned. Uncertainty in assigning each score is shown explicitly. However, the authors are aware that omissions and errors of interpretation may still remain for some countries. An open protocol has therefore been adopted for all country compliance evaluations, and the team remains open at any time to comments, corrections or adjustments. Updated versions are made available online as necessary (ftp://ftp.fisheries.ubc.ca/CodeConduct). FAO (1995) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. FAO, Rome, 41pp. Pitcher, T.J. (1999) Rapfish, A Rapid Appraisal Technique For Fisheries, And Its Application To The Code Of Conduct For Responsible Fisheries. FAO Fisheries Circular No. 947: 47pp. Pitcher, T.J., Kalikoski, D. and Pramod, G. (eds) (2006) Evaluations of Compliance with the UN Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 14(2). General Ranked 45 th in world catch 1999 243,800 tonnes (FAO) NOTE: Iran is one of the largest countries bordering Western Arabian Sea with a coastline of 2700 km of which 1800 km is in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Fisheries contributed only 0.23 % of the national economy in 2003, and fish are not a popular consumption item in non-coastal Iranian cities where meat is preferred resulting in a per capita consumption of only 5.3 kg /year. Fisheries activities in Iran are concentrated in three regions, a) southern fishery b) northern fishery (Caspian Sea) and c) inland fishery and aquaculture.

The Current Status of Fishing in Elazig

2015

This study was conducted between 01.01.2013-31.12.2013 in order to determine the current status of fishery cooperatives which engaged in fishing of fishery products in Elazig. Research data was obtained through interviews with fifteen fishery cooperative presidents who engage in fishing activities in Keban, Kralkizi Dam Lake and Hazar Lake. The questionnaires used in the interviews was prepared taking into account the parcel areas of fisheries cooperatives, rental status, being active or not, and the number of fishermen and boats, the amount of annual and daily fishing, the amount of fishing nets, the number of caught days, caught fisheries species and theirs marketing situation of caught fishery products. In Karakaya Dam Lake, while the amount annual fishing has been determined as 95 tons per year, the daily fishing has been determined as45 kgper day. The total amount of trammel net and simple fishing net was determined to be 35.000 m. In Kralkizi Dam Lake, one fishery cooperative...

Ict Solution to Minimize Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (Iuu) Fishing

2015

Marine environment is one of the natural ecosystem which is been affected by the unscrupulous human activities. Lots of efforts are taken to preserve and maintain the balance of the aquatic resources by responsible bodies. European Union convention on the law of the sea has a great impact on avoiding the IUU fishing activities of the countries with large scaled fisheries industry. Fishing grounds should be harvested with caution otherwise whole could be endanger in extinction while harvesting the whole school of fish. There the fishermen are responsible for releasing under-weight fishes and the other fish types which are prohibited to be caught. With the technology all the manual works has been eased and heightened in accuracy wise. Albeit the advantages are there, the main drawback is that they are being expensive. Localizing those products and requirement adding has been the major gap which has limited those commercial products being popularized in the countries with native langua...

Status of Inland Fisheries According to Fishermen of Manisa and Isparta Fishing Grounds

Menba Kastamonu Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020

This study aims to identify the differences between the opinions/thoughts of the fishermen who have different socio-demographic and socioeconomic (age, education, income level, income sources) backgrounds in four fishing grounds: Marmara Lake, Demirköprü Dam Lake (Manisa), Egirdir Lake and Beysehir Lake (Isparta) on the following issues: a) Suggestions about overfishing b) The most important development they have witnessed in the last ten years c) The most negative development they have witnessed in the last ten years. For this purpose, the survey data obtained from 59 fishermen in 2018 were evaluated using non-linear canonical correlation analysis. Bulguların, avlak sahalarında geleceğe yönelik balıkçılık yönetim planlarının yapılmasına ve kararların alınmasına ışık tutacağı düşünülmektedir.