Speaking during a visit to the 6th Export Potential Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran dubbed “Iran Expo 2024”, Hossein Hosseini, who also heads the Iranian Fishery Organization (IFO), said that the exhibition is one of the most important events in showing Iran’s export capacities.
The fishery industry is one of the unique capacities in the field of investment and yielding foreign currency and boosting it is one of the main objectives of the Ministry of Agriculture, he said, adding that a huge investment was made last year (ended March 19, 2024) in the fishery sector.
The private sector of the country, which plays a leading role in spurring the export of fishery products, made 90 percent of the investment in this field last year, he said.
He also said that the production of warm-water fish in the country rose from 5,000 tons in previous years to 37,000 tons last year.