Dr. Mahmoud Bahmani referred to the biomass estimation of benthic resourcesin the Oman Sea and the recording of ecological parameters in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province and mentioned: The research patrol began on November 14 with two teams of researchers from the department of biology and the department of fisheries stock assessment as well as the ecological and water resources division from the easternmost point of Gwadar to the westernmost point of Gwadar. The director of the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute added: Observations indicated that the amount of catches and species diversity has declined in recent years in the eastern and central regions. According to him, in order to coordinate with the Department of Fisheries of the province and fisheries and cooperatives and to inform local fishermen with the aim of minimizing the risk of damage to their fishing equipments, specifications of the sampling stations were forwarded to the Sistan and Baluchestan Department of Fisheries and other related entities of
Chabahar city prior to conducting the research patrol.