Strategies for Iranian Fisheries Economics

Fisheries are one of the most important economic sub-sectors in providing food security, trade, jobs, entrepreneurship and deprivation in the world. Fisheries economy, along with other commercial activities in the seas and coastal regions, play a major role in the economic and social development of these areas and inland waters and have always been the first priority in the development of these areas. Sufficient knowledge of the fisheries economy and its training and promotion will play an essential role in the health of the society and empowerment of the country's exports. Investments in this sub-sector have grown by about 4 percent from around 110 billion Rials to 3030 billion Rials in the last 25 years since 1991. The exploitation of fishery products with over one million and 100 thousand tons and direct employment of over 223 thousand people, both growing by about 5 per cent, today, it has brought approximately more than 400 million dollars. Responsible fishing of the sea and sustainable aquaculture in the coastal lines of the country assure utilizing more capacities and strengthening the fisheries economy in Iran. Regarding the strategies of this article, we can look specifically at marine development programs in the form of Integrated Coastal Zone Management programs and the use of renewable power and heritage value of fisheries.