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China awarded contract to fish in Iran’s southern waters – PMO official

Business Materials 20 August 2018 18:05 (UTC +04:00)

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Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 20

By Ali Mohammadi – Trend:

Iran has awarded a contract to Chinese vessels to fish in the country’s southern waters, the deputy head of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran said.

"China has signed a long-term contract with PMO to fish at a depth of 200 meters in Iranian waters," Mohammad Ali Hassanzadeh said, Mehr news agency reported.

However, Shapour Kakoolaki, an official with Iran Fisheries Organization, rejected the remark by Hassanzadeh on Saturday, stressing, "No contract has been signed".
Chinese vessels have been hired by Iran and are fishing for the country’s market, he added.

The remarks came after a member of the Supreme Council of Provinces in Iran said recently that overfishing by Chinese ships in waters off the southern Iranian coasts in the Persian Gulf has put seafood resources at risk there.

"Excessive fishing by huge and industrial Chinese ships (in the Persian Gulf) is endangering species of aquatic animals," Kianoush Jahanbakhsh said on August 10.

"What I say is what Iranian fishermen, locals and eyewitnesses (in Hormozgan province) say".
He noted that this has affected local fishermen’s livelihoods.

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