Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.2 /Trend F.Karimov/
Iran's fish and shrimp exports are projected to hit $250 million, the Fars News Agency quoted head of the union of fish and shrimp producers Arsalan Qasemi as saying on Nov. 2.
The country's fish and shrimp production is forecasted to reach 25,000 tons in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, 2014, he added.
At present, over 14,000 hectares area of fish farms have been built in the country, but just 4,000 hectares area of the farm is being used for fish and shrimp cultivation, he explained.
Deputy Agricultural Jihad Minister Gholam-Reza Razeghi said in July that Iran's total fish export is expected to hit $350 million by the end of the current calendar year.
"Iraq, Spain, France, Germany, and Italy are the main destination markets for Iran's fish," Razeghi stated, adding that Russia and Ukraine are the new markets for Iranian fish exports.
Iran's annual catch in fishery sector was around 500,000 tons in the previous year.
Iran's total catch stood at 450,000 tons two years ago. The catch off the southern coast totaled 412,000 tons in the mentioned year, while the catch off the northern coast totaled 38,000 tons.