Management of shrimp resources the Persian Gulf (I.R. IRAN)
Shrimp is one of the most valuable marine products. Industrial exploitation of the Persian Gulf shrimp resources of Iran began in 1959. Long coastal areas of Iran provides half of the total shrimp stocks in the Persian Gult region. in the early years of the commercial exploitation of shrimp resource...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Iranian Fisheries Research Organization
1992-01-01
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| Series: | Majallah-i ̒Ilmī-i Shīlāt-i Īrān |
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| Summary: | Shrimp is one of the most valuable marine products. Industrial exploitation of the Persian Gulf shrimp resources of Iran began in 1959. Long coastal areas of Iran provides half of the total shrimp stocks in the Persian Gult region. in the early years of the commercial exploitation of shrimp resources, the rich stocks supported annual catches per boat of upto 118 tons of unneaded shrimps But, the increase in industrial fishing vessels as well as in small wooden vessels has caused progrsively reduced catches every year after to date. Although introduction of restrictive measures, such as, closed fishing seasons, improved resources magnitude mean annual catches of industrial vessels per boat hasfallen upto 17 tons per year. In this survey, the increasing number of industrial fishing vessels serving shrimp iridustry of Iran and the subsequent reduction in the annual catch of shrimp is analyzed and several recommendations for better management of shrimp resources are presented...... |
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| ISSN: | 1026-1354 2322-5998 |