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This document presents summary information about fisheries statistical data in Iran, according to IOTC resolutions and recommendations concerning mandatory minimum data submit to IOTC and basic actions to improving Data collection system with approvals and recommendations of the Scientific Committee and WPDCS.
In 2017 total fish production in Iran was 1,202,085 tonnes, including 477,269 tonnes, aquaculture and 724,816 tonnes, catch which comprised 691,174 tonnes (95%) from southern waters, and 33,642 tonnes (5%) from northern waters. Total catch in southern waters ( by more than 10000 artisanal fishing vessels), which can be distribute as 540,042 tonnes (78%) attributed to Persian Gulf and Oman Sea as coastal fisheries, 151,132 tonnes (22%) from High seas (western Indian Ocean).
For better collaboration with IOTC, much effort has been carried out to extract all necessary outputs required to meet the concerned IOTC, Resolutions such as submission catch and effort data by gear, costal fishing ground and High seas fishery. Developing our data collection system and software is in progress to meet mandatory minimum statistics requirements and submission catch and effort data by gear, costal fishing ground and high seas fishery for recent 10 years. We have taken various actions to implement the Scientific Committee and IOTC Resolutions and Recommendations.
In this respect, after 2012, we proceeded with some actions and now we provide reporting for five species of Billfish, Big eye tuna, Wahoo tuna, 8 species of shark and some other groups of species. It is noteworthy to say that since 2012, we could identify and include swordfish, different species of marlines and other by-catch for gillnet and purse seine in our Database. We have implemented logbook system for gillnetter (fishing Dhows), particularly to determine geographical distribution of their fishing operation in IOTC area of competence.
In complying with IOTC regulations, we are decreasing the fishing pressure on coastal species by substituting a number of gillnetters with longline fishery to meet IOTC mandates. In addition, data collection for offshore Fishery is ongoing, to this end, we are collecting and filling the data though logbooks. In addition, we have carried out many actions for reporting of gillnet fishery by-catch and discard species such as sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, etc.
