Q1 Seafood Exports Rise 9 Percent to $52 Million

A total of 28,000 tons of seafood worth $52 million were exported from Iran during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), showing a 12% and 9% rise in weight and value respectively compared with the similar period of last year, according to the director general of Seafood Quality Improvement, Processing and market Promotion Department with Iran Fisheries Organization.
“The exports included close to 15,600 tons of different kinds of fish, around 4,000 tons of shrimps and 713 tons of canned tuna,” Isa Golshahi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.