Visage of fishery of Golestan

Golestan province with about 20437, 74 km² area (1.3 percent of whole country area) and with 1,617,087 population (2.3 percent of total population of country) is located in the north of Iran and just at the eastern Plateau of Caspian Sea.

From the point of fishery view, Golstan province is very important because of its different Climate, natural water pools, upper dam lakes, locating in three important watersheds of Golestan River, Atrak River And Qarasoo River, unique aqueous ecosystems of Gorgan bay and Gomishan wetland and mild slope of Caspian sea Coasts at south east region.

In 1979, according to potentials and capabilities of the province, Aquatic department was established in local Jihad – e – Sazandegi, and started  to work; then Gorgan  and Gonbad fishery representation were founded in 1994 and finally Golestan General Fishery Office was established and become one of the seven general fishery offices in coastal provinces in country.

In this direction, Golestan General Fishery Office has executed its significant roles in marine and freshwater aquaculture (inland waters) based on the fishery policies and purposes by providing essential substrate and substructures by optimum exploitation of the existing resources and potential as well as the employment of efficient human resources.

Today, Golestan province is determined as one of the substantial parts of aquaculture, fishery and recruitment of sturgeon and
osteichthyes fish stocks around the country.

The major axis of activity of  Golestan General Fishery Office are:

1-   The mass of various species of sturgeon and osteichthyies fish stocks in the Caspian Sea which took the first place in the propagation of different sturgeon fingerling in the whole country

2-    Preserving of valuable fish stocks in the Caspian Sea, especially sturgeon fish stocks and prevention of illegal Fishing by Fisheries Protecduction Guard in coastal water of Golestan province extending along 100 km.

3-   Fishing and planning to stable and responsibly exploit of sturgeon and osteichthyes fish stocks in the province.

4-   Development of aquaculture and exploitation of inland water Resources, water pools, wells in fresh water and cold water departments  Specially Sturgeon fishes and  shrimp farming to job opportunities and to decline the pressure on the natural stock in the Caspian Sea.

5-     Quality improvement of seafood to provide the food safety of the community alteration of the market and increasing of seafood per capita consumption with slogan of

<<Fish is healthy  food >>.