A table full of blessings as wide as the sea for Makran beach dwellers

The coasts of Makran, within the boundaries of Chabahar, Dashtiari, Kanarak and Zarabad cities of the southern provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan, have important capabilities in the fisheries sector, so that high quality shrimp are exported to various Asian countries, China and the Persian Gulf region, and every year they earn good foreign exchange in the field of export. It benefits the country’s economy.
In addition to developing and playing a role in increasing national production, high-quality shrimp farming in the Makoran coast brings foreign exchange and job creation, and this valuable product is exported to different countries of the world from Goatar Dashtiari and Gordim Kenarak farms.

Fishing activities are one of the most important advantages of the agricultural sector of Sistan and Baluchistan, whose unknown sources have been well identified thanks to the Islamic Revolution.

Access to open ocean waters, the existence of numerous fishing docks, the availability of export fields, the existence of dependent industrial towns and land suitable for shrimp cultivation and its increasing development, have raised the fishing industry as one of the most important axes of development of Sistan and Baluchistan province.

Sistan and Baluchistan have unique aquaculture capacities in the field of shrimp and fish breeding, especially the capacities of other aquatic species such as seaweed, sea cucumber, lobster, artemia and ornamental fish.

Unusual edible fish such as Hassun fish, Talal, Sultan Ibrahim, horse mane, eel, catfish and squid, if they were not caught in the past, but now their fishing is booming for export.

The entry of investors into the field of fisheries and the implementation of long-term plans and goals for investment and activity in the field of aquatic farming, especially algae and sea cucumber, can easily and in the shortest time lead to a significant return on investment and profit, and lead to a boom in production. to be

The shores of Makran, the paradise of aquaculture in Iran

Acting Vice President of Aquaculture of the General Directorate of Fisheries of Sistan and Baluchistan stated: Chabahar, Dashtiari, Zarabad and Kanarak have beautiful beaches and have many capacities in the field of tourism, fisheries, economic, commercial, transit and job creation due to their proximity to the equator, relatively warm and humid. The temperature of the beaches of this city throughout the year is suitable for shrimp breeding and fishing, especially tuna, which has caused experts to liken this area to an aquaculture paradise.

Rasool Naseri added: Fisheries sector is one of the low-cost sectors for creating employment and it can increase employment several times in addition to the current statistics, and in a way, investing in fisheries sector is considered to be the most economical way and the most economical activity on the coast of Makran.

He said: activity in the field of fisheries and aquaculture (fish and shrimp) can create good employment in Chabahar and Kanarak in addition to being profitable and become an important factor for the development and progress of this region.

The Acting Vice President of Aquaculture of the General Department of Fisheries of Sistan and Baluchistan, pointing out that the shrimp breeding plan of Makran Agriculture and Industry Company in Gordim Kanarak region has been prepared for the use of existing capacities and the employment of young people, stated: the potential talents and capacities of the region in the field of aquatic species There is a sea of ​​fish and shrimp that requires investors to enter parts of the production chain in the fishery industry for the development and progress of Makran region and coasts and start their profitable economic activity.

He continued: Each hectare of shrimp farms creates jobs for about 2 people directly and indirectly, and the shrimp harvested in Goatar and Gordim in Kanarak, because it is located in a coastal area with a suitable temperature, is clean and away from industrial and urban pollution. It is cultivated near the equator and relatively warm and humid air and monsoon winds, it is of high quality.

Makran beaches have a special capacity for marine and coastal aquaculture

The total area of ​​land identified as suitable for aquaculture in Sistan and Baluchistan is more than 42 thousand hectares, which has warm and moderate climatic conditions with a minimum water temperature of 16 degrees in the outer coastal space and 25 degrees in the sea and wind caused by the three-month monsoon season and sunny days. which can be used for marine and coastal aquaculture in 12 months of the year without the need for a heating system.

In general, aquaculture in the Makran coastal area is divided into three main sectors, including shrimp aquaculture, marine fish aquaculture in coastal areas and in the sea (cages), propagation and breeding of other marine aquatics (lobster, sea cucumber, artemia, algae, oysters and fish). ) designed.

In the field of aquaculture, important capacities include semi-dense, dense and ultra-dense shrimp breeding, marine fish breeding in cages, Asian sea bream (barramundi), sea bream (sabiti and European sea bream), sokla and swallowtail fish. (Pompano), creation of 2 stock restoration centers in the east and west coasts of Makran (approved by the President and Chairman of the Parliament Agriculture Commission), fattening of yellowfin tuna in cages (still 50% of the catch is undersized and can be fattened) and a production farm There are Artemia (cysts and biomass).

Stocking of spiny (Panalirus homarus) in coastal structures, setting up a marine fish hatcher and producing fry of topical meager, pompano and mahi mahi species, creating a marine and coastal farm Seaweed macroalgae cultivation, halophyte microalgae farm including Dunalila sp., seabed cultivation of bivalve oysters (Saccostrea cucullata), Banylon Spirata and Perna viridis, breeding center The broad sand lobster (Thenus orientalis) and the construction of an aquatic feed factory are other investment capacities in the field of aquaculture.

For the information of investors and the private sector, the most important newly identified lands suitable for aquaculture in the Makran coast (southern waters of Sistan and Baluchistan) have been introduced in this report.

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Brace located in the eastern part of Dashtiari coastal lands

This site has an approximate area of ​​24,000 hectares and a useful area of ​​16,000 hectares, and its production capacity is 80,000 tons of shrimp in one breeding period.

Tang and Gordim area of ​​Kanarak; This site with an approximate area of ​​16,000 hectares and a useful area of ​​11,000 hectares and the capacity to produce 55,000 tons of shrimp in one breeding period is located in the western part of the coast of the province and within the boundaries of Konark city.

In this area, the Makran Agriculture and Industry Company, by obtaining the relevant permits, has implemented a shrimp breeding plan on the level of 750 hectares in Gordim lands (Dasht Tang), which is currently carrying out simultaneous infrastructure operations for shrimp breeding in nursery units. Is.

Lands of Pezam Bay, Kanarak County; This area has an approximate area of ​​557 hectares and a useful area of ​​390 hectares, and it has the capacity to produce 2 thousand tons of shrimp in one breeding period.

Shahid Industrial Shrimp Breeding Complex, Gowater Dashtiari; This complex is located in the southeast of Sistan and Baluchistan province and adjacent to the border zero point of Iran and Pakistan and has an area of ​​over four thousand hectares. The studies of this site started in 1372 and the executive operation started in 1374 and it was put into use in 1378.

The executive operation of the mentioned complex has been carried out in 2 southern parts with 6 farms of 200 and 100 hectares and in the northern part with 107 farms of 20 hectares.

Rodik shrimp breeding complex plan; This complex was designed in 2 areas east and west of the water extraction site. The eastern part is located in the vicinity of Mechker river and the western part is located in the vicinity of Khorkarkash, and the western part consists of 52 breeding ponds of 100 and 220 meters with an individual area of ​​2.2 hectares and can be produced with a trapezoidal cross section.

In the eastern part, the pools have a trapezoidal cross-section, similar to the pools in the western part. The dimensions of the pools in this section are 240 x 115 meters, and the individual size of each pool in this section of the complex is 2 to 3 hectares.

Fish breeding in the sea (sea cages), shrimp and marine fish breeding in newly identified lands, breeding of other aquatic species (artemia, lobster, sea cucumber, types of seaweed and edible oysters), construction of an aquatic feed factory, creation of breeding centers and nurseries Marine fish, production and breeding of shrimp and marine fish using modern methods and the construction of shrimp and other marine aquatic breeding centers are among the investment capacities in the province’s aquaculture sector.

42 thousand hectares of land suitable for shrimp cultivation in Makran coast

The Director General of Fisheries of Sistan and Baluchistan (Coastal Waters) stated: In addition to the 4,000-hectare shrimp farming site in Gowater and Rudik and the 750-hectare Gordim Kanarak site along the coast of Chabahar to Zarabad, 21 sites with a total of 42,000 hectares of land suitable for shrimp farming have been identified. Ready to invest.

Attaullah Raisi continued: 11 fishing ports and catch unloading stations including Tis, Shahrkanark, Ramin, Zarabad, Pezam, Haft Tir Shahr Chabahar, Breis, Goater, Jod, Teng and Pasabandar and 6 towns and industrial areas with more than 100 fishing industry production units. They are active in the south of Sistan and Baluchistan.

Pointing out that there are about 1,000 barges and 1,500 boats, a total of 2,500 licensed fishing vessels in the form of 34 fishing cooperatives are operating in Chabahar and Kanarak ports, he noted that fishermen in this province account for 31% of the country’s catch every year. 36% of fishing in the southern waters of the country and 20% of the country’s total aquatic production (fishing and aquaculture) are carried out. Is.

The Director General of Fisheries of Sistan and Baluchistan stated: Chabahar and Kanarak also play an important role in creating jobs and the country’s economy by having 42% share of catch among the southern provinces, 40% share of Iran’s catch and providing more than 60-70% of industrial fish. .

Chabahar, as the largest ocean port of the Islamic Republic of Iran outside the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, plays a very important role in the development of trade, export and import of goods and fishing, and considering the emphasis of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution on the development of the Makran coast and the implementation of important development plans from Towards the 13th government, it is progressing and becoming one of the most important ports in the world.

Chabahar and Kanarak are part of the provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan, 700 km south of Zahedan, the capital of this province, and on the coast of the Makran Sea (Oman).