Iran Fisheries Society

What Iran Fisheries Society does

Iran Fisheries Society (انجمن شیلات و آبزی پروری ایران), operating under the brand 'Shilatiha' from its website at shilatiha.ir, is an Iranian non-profit professional association founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sari, Mazandaran. The organization serves as a knowledge-sharing platform for the Iranian aquaculture and fisheries community, publishing Persian-language educational articles and guides on a WordPress-based website organized into topical categories including warm-water aquaculture, cold-water aquaculture, sturgeon, ornamental fish, shrimp, aquaponics, fish health and disease, fish nutrition, seafood processing, and ichthyology. Its audience is primarily Iranian aquaculture professionals, fish farmers, researchers, and industry stakeholders, with secondary reach to the general public interested in seafood and marine biology.

The society does not sell commercial products or services; its offerings are non-transactional educational content freely accessible via the website, with social sharing enabled across Telegram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and Google+. Content coverage spans both foundational techniques (e.g., warm-water fish breeding and reproduction, optimal water resource use in trout farming) and emerging methodologies (e.g., biofloc systems in vannamei shrimp, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture — IMTA, organic aquaculture species, carbon credits from algae cultivation, and AI in aquaculture). No AI/ML products, APIs, software, or proprietary technology assets are disclosed; the platform is editorial rather than technological.

The business model is consistent with a small professional society: no pricing is published, no membership tiers are disclosed, no funding rounds have been raised, no partnerships or alliances are reported, and no headcount, revenue, or operating budget figures are publicly available. The organization sustains itself through its ~11-person footprint and continues to publish content into 2026, but there is no observable signal of commercial scaling, geographic expansion beyond Iran, or transition to a paid-services model.

Name

Iran Fisheries Society

Legal name

Iran Fisheries Society (انجمن شیلات و آبزی پروری ایران)

Website

https://shilatiha.ir

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Iran Fisheries Society (Shilatiha) is an Iranian non-profit professional association founded in 2009 that publishes Persian-language educational articles and guides on aquaculture and fisheries topics for fish farmers, researchers, and industry stakeholders in Iran.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association and Aquaculture Education

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture & Fisheries Operations (EDAOAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aquaculture Health, Biosecurity & Veterinary Services (AFAEAAAK), Ornamental & Aquarium Fish Farming (AFAEAAAJ), Fish & Aquarium Feed (Ornamental) (AFADAFAL)

Keywords

• Aquaculture education
• Fisheries research
• Professional society
• Fish farming knowledge
• Aquaculture content publishing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Iran Fisheries Society is a non-profit professional association that publishes free, research-based educational articles and guides about aquaculture and fisheries in Persian on its website shilatiha.ir. The content spans warm-water fish, cold-water fish, sturgeon, ornamental fish, shrimp, aquaponics, fish nutrition, health and disease management, seafood processing, and emerging topics such as biofloc systems, IMTA, and AI in aquaculture. It does not sell any commercial products or services and operates as a knowledge-sharing platform for Iranian aquaculture professionals and the broader public.

Product overview

Iran Fisheries Society (انجمن شیلات و آبزی پروری ایران) is a professional society and educational resource organization in the aquaculture and fisheries sector. The society publishes articles and informational content covering various domains of aquaculture including warm-water fish, cold-water fish, sturgeon, ornamental fish, shrimp, aquaponics, fish nutrition, disease management, seafood processing, and artificial intelligence applications in aquaculture. Rather than offering commercial products or services, the organization serves as a knowledge-sharing platform for the Iranian aquaculture industry, providing technical guidance and research-based content to fish farmers and industry professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Society of Aquaculture Professionals (India): An Indian professional society for aquaculture professionals, similar in scale and structure to Iran Fisheries Society — both serve national aquaculture communities in emerging Asian aquaculture markets.
• The Fish Site: A leading digital aquaculture media platform publishing news, technical articles, and market analysis for the global aquaculture industry. Comparable to Iran Fisheries Society as a content-driven aquaculture knowledge publisher, though in English and at a larger scale.

Regional players

• European Aquaculture Society: The regional professional society for European aquaculture, publishing the Aquaculture Europe magazine and organizing EAS conferences. Comparable to Iran Fisheries Society in mission (professional development, knowledge dissemination) but serving a different geography.
• Asian Fisheries Society: A regional professional society serving Asian aquaculture and fisheries, organizing the Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum. Closely comparable to Iran Fisheries Society as a society operating in Asia with a similar educational and research-dissemination mission.
• National Aquaculture Association: The U.S. trade association for the aquaculture industry, providing advocacy, education, and networking. Comparable to Iran Fisheries Society as a national-level industry association promoting aquaculture development and practitioner knowledge.
• Aquaculture Association of Canada: A national professional society advancing Canadian aquaculture through education, research, and policy engagement. Functionally analogous to Iran Fisheries Society in serving a national aquaculture community with educational content.

Broad incumbents

• Global Seafood Alliance: An international industry alliance advancing responsible aquaculture and seafood practices through certification, education, and advocacy. Comparable to Iran Fisheries Society in the educational/standards-promotion role, but operates at a much larger global scale.

Direct peers

• World Aquaculture Society: The global professional society for aquaculture, providing conferences, publications, and educational resources to aquaculture professionals. Directly comparable to Iran Fisheries Society as a membership-driven professional society serving aquaculture practitioners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/home
• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iran-fisheries-society

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Funding overview

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Investors

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