The 54th meeting of the research council of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute was held at the session hall of the institute on Saturday, dated 10 August 2019.Dr. Seyed Mortezaei, the deputy director of research and technology of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute and the secretary of the research council meeting, provided some explanations on the statute and other issues that could be raised.Dr. Bahmani welcomed Dr. Soltani, Dr. Falahi, Dr. Abdulhai and other members and thanked them for attending the meeting. Referring to the importance of the research council as the highest pillar of the institute after the Board of Trustees, he called for proper and appropriate planning and policy making by the research council to address the country's problems, particularly the executive sector.Dr. Seyed Mortezaei, Dr. Hossein Zadeh Sahafi and Dr. Moradi respectively presented the functions of the deputy of research and technology, the deputy of fisheries and aquacultureextension and transfer of research findings, and the deputy of support and planning in 2018
- 2019, and the expected plans for 2019 - 2020.Then, the respectable members of the research council expressed their views on the performance and programs announced by the deputies, and provided guidelines and suggestions.