The planning meeting on the national selective breeding project was held in the presence of the head and the deputy directors as well as other research staff of the Shahid Motahari Genetics and Breeding Research Center for Coldwater Fish – Yasuj. At this meeting, it was decided that the department of aquatic animal health and diseases should take the necessary measures to implement the biosafety system for the selective breeding project. Also, Dr. Nazari, the deputy director for research and technology of the center, put on his agenda the program of transferring basic populations from selected breeding centers of the country, so that finally this program will be presented to the Iranian Fisheries Science and Research Institute.