Management Summary:
Bushehr province with its geostrategic position and advantages in the country and region and the long sea border with the Persian Gulf is considered as a strategic resource in the fisheries industry. Due to the formation and establishment of business enterprises in various parts of the production chain, including production, processing and aquaculture to the export of haram shrimp, the fisheries industry can be considered as one of the advantages and investment opportunities in Bushehr province. This industry is one of the industries that can play a valuable role in the economic development of the country and the distribution of economic benefits due to its income-generating and currency-generating capacities, high employment-generating returns relative to the amount of investment, production method of user instead of investor, employment of deprived and vulnerable groups, especially women. And for this reason has been considered by economic managers at the national and provincial levels.
International trends in the aquaculture industry
According to the official FAO 2020 report, global aquaculture production in 2018 reached about 179 million tons and its total sales value is estimated at $ 401 billion, of which 82 million tons worth $ 250 billion are due to aquaculture products. . Of the total production, 156 million tons were used for human consumption. More than 61.5 percent of the world's 7,378 million tonnes of aquaculture production, or 45.4 million tonnes, come from China. India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are ranked second to fifth. Norway ranks sixth in the world (mainly caged fish products), followed by Chile, ranked seventh in the world and first in the Americas, and ranked eighth in Africa, Egypt and Iran with a production of 3,20147 tons, ranked 17th in the world and first in the Middle East. . Among the Middle Eastern countries, after Iran, Turkey with 234 thousand tons and Pakistan with 148 thousand tons are ranked 21st and 2
