The fourth edition of the marine statistics report, containing comprehensive and integrated information on the performance of various marine fields of the country, was published with the support of marine knowledge-based industries and technologies development headquarter.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, many countries regard the sea as a vast capacity for development, in a way that about 90% of global trading are performed through oceans. Therefore, it is appropriate to more accurately assess the current condition of marine industries in Iran for marine development in the country.

Therefore, the marine knowledge-based industries and technologies development headquarter aimed to create a marine statistics report for the country. To this end, the fourth edition of marine statistics report of Iran contains comprehensive and integrated information on performance of various marine fields, including indicators of the assessment of the status of various marine areas and statistics related to these indicators.

The marine statistics report of Iran is updated yearly, and this is the fourth edition of the report. The relevant indicators and statistics will gradually increase over the next few years.

In the fourth edition of the marine statistics report, it is attempted to present beneficial information in the fields of fisheries, construction and repair of floats, ports and sea transport, maritime and coastal tourism, education and research, offshore industries, maritime security and hydrography.