The
heads of the affiliated research centers and research institutes at a tense
meeting presented their reports on the performance of their research centers and
research institutes and evaluated the one-year goals. At the meeting, the
director of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute pointed to the
need for interaction between the Iran Fisheries Organization and the institute
in order to align, converge and synergize processes in various fisheries areas,
and said: The research sector is the backbone of the executive sector.
Therefore, researchers, scientists and experts in this field should be able to
provide solutions to the problems of this industry, which will lead to overall
improvement of production and economic conditions of the exploiters and the
country. Dr. Mahmoud Bahmani added: The need for a serious review and effort
for cage fish farming programs, better water use efficiency, job creation (especially
in deprived areas), take advantage of coastal facilities with respect to
environmental principles, training, promotion and creation of job packages, the
exact assignment of missions based on the priorities of the program and the use
of collective wisdom are among the most important goals that should be at the
heart of the work of the institute. He also emphasized the formation of a think
tank and specialized working groups. The deputy minister and the head of the
Iran Fisheries Organization, while presenting a comprehensive report on the
organization's plans and expectations in the field of fisheries and
aquaculture, emphasized on the convergence and synergy of the Iranian Fisheries
Science and Research Institute and the organization, and emphasized: Nowadays,
in order to solve the problems and challenges facing the fisheries and the aquaculture industry in the country, the need for joint projects and programs between the executive sector and research sector is felt more and more so that they support the interactions and connections between the two sectors, and this will be a priority for the organization. Dr. Khon Mirzaei believes that the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute and the Iran Fisheries Organization must share all their resources to advance the objectives of the resistance economy, especially in the current situation, and take advantage of all the capacities for the development of the fisheries industry at a macro level. He also emphasized the important projects such as fish farming in cages, species diversity, health and aquatic diseases, modern aquaculture and fishing methods, waste reduction and production of value added products. At the end, Dr. Khon Mirzaei and Dr. Bahmani agreed on the formation of specialized committees with the presence of fisheries experts and research in various fields of the fisheries industry, and these issues will be the priorities for the two sectors. The head of the Iran Fisheries Organization invited the director of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute to attend the meetings of the council of deputies in order to make a more detailed decision on the country's macro policies in the field of fisheries and in view of the necessity of convergence and alignment of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute with the Iran Fisheries Organization. On the second day of the meeting, Dr. Vali Nasab, the head of the international relations of the Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, provided explanations on scientific trips abroad, including conferences, meetings, study opportunities, etc. Dr. Nikouei, the head of the office of economic affairs of the Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, and Dr. Jafari and Dr. Rahmani, presented an extensive report on the strategies for economic research in the field of fisheries sciences and the conversion of research into defendable numbers.Dr. Hafezieh presented a report on the evaluation of affiliated research centers and research institutes in 2017 - 2018 and 2018 - 2019 and stated that each research center or research institute should be examined according to its own standards. According to the results obtained in 2017 - 2018, the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute from the affiliated research institutes and the Iranian Artemia Research Center (Urmia) from the affiliated research centers had the best performance. In 2017 - 2018, the Shrimp Research Institute of Iran (Bushehr) from the affiliated research institutes and the National Research Centre of saline-waterAquatics Bafgh(Yazd) from the affiliated research centers ranked first in the best performance. The heads of the affiliated research institutes and research centers also provided comments and views on the evaluation structure, and it was decided to modify and complete the evaluation worksheets. At the end, the director of the Iranian
Fisheries Science and Research Institute, while summing up important issues such as providing specialized staff for the research centers and research institutes, evaluating the thoughts and views of colleagues, the start of joint visits from the provincial centers with the head of the Iran Fisheries Organization, further coordination with the Iran Fisheries Organization, the Iran Fisheries Organization, the Iran Veterinary Organization and research institutes and universities, facilitating the exchange of information between the Iran Fisheries Organization and the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research
Institute as well as presenting various solutions for solving existing problems, completed the meeting.