Curriculum Vitae
Tooraj Valinassab
Iran – Tehran – Iranian Fisheries Research Organization
P.O.Box : 14155-6116 Fax:(+9821) 6420732
E-mail: t_valinassab@yahoo.com
Academic studies:
 B.Sc. in Zoology - Isfahan University,1987
 M.Sc. in Fisheries Science, Azad University (North-Tehran Branch) , 1994
 Ph.D. in Fisheries Science, Azad University (Postgraduate Branch), 1998
 Postdoc, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, UK, 2005
Responsibilities:
 Head of Marine Biology Dept. of Offshore Fisheries Research Centre (1989-91)
 Research Deputy of Offshore Fisheries Research Center (1990-91)
 Manager of joint research project of Iran-FAO on myctophid resources(1992-94)
 Head of Marine Biology Dept. of Oman Sea Fisheries Research Centre 1993-94)
 Head of Marine Biology Dept. of Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (1995-1999)
 Head of Demersal Resources Division of Iranian Fisheries Research
Organization (2000)
 Head of Resource Management of Persian Gulf & Oman Sea Division of IFRO
(2001-2005)
Research activities :
 Project manager of “Biology of Sepia pharoanis in the Gulf of Oman and identification
of cephalopod species” (1990-91)
 Project manager of “Stock assessment of Myctophid resources in the Gulf of Oman “,
joint project between Iran-FAO, (1992-94)
 Project manager of “Stock assessment of Demersal resources in the Persian Gulf
(Hormuzgan province waters)”, (1994-95)
 Project manager of “ Monitoring of Myctophid resources in the Gulf of Oman”(1996)
 Project advisor of “Biological studies of Sardinella longiceps” (1996-97)
 Project advisor of “Biological studies of Sepia pharaonis in the Persian Gulf”(1997-98)
 Project advisor of “Biological aspects and distribution pattern of squids(Uroteuthis
duvauceli) in the Gulf of Oman” (1998-99)
 Project advisor of “Atlas of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Fishes (on CD)” (1998-99)
 Project manager of Trial Fishing of Myctophid resources in the Oman Sea (1999-2000)
 Project advisor of “Biological studies on U.duvauceli & Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in
the Gulf of Oman” (2000-01)
 Project advisor of “Biological aspects of ribbon fishes in the Persian Gulf (Hormuzgan
province waters)” (2001-02)
 Cooperation with Oman country (Marine Science & Fisheries Center) as advisor in
marine biology (2000)
 Project membership of “ Assessment and follow-up for damages resulting from the
Iraq-Iran war (2002-04)
 Membership of the Cephalopod International Advisory Council- CIAC. (2003-2005)
 Cooperation with the Southern Illinoise University, Dr.Frank Anderson, on cuttlefish
and squid studies. (2003-2005)
 Project coordinator and manager of “ Stock assessment and monitoring of Demersal
resources in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea “ as a comprehensive project carried out by 4
research centers (2002&2003&2004)
 Project advisor of “ Biology studies on Grunt and Croaker in the Hormuzgan province
waters of Persian Gulf”. (2004-2005)
 Project membership of “ Stock assessment of Pampus argenteus resources within
Iranian-Kuwaiti waters (2003-2005)
 Project advisor of “ Species diversity of Sepia pharaonis in the Persian Gulf and Oman
Sea (2003-2004)
Publications & Translations:
 Technical terms of cephalopods – translated to persian – 1990.
 Biology of Sepia pharaonis – Final report- 1992.
 Squid Jigging from small boats - translated to persian – 1993.
 Survey of Mesopelagic Fish resources within the Iranian EEZ of the Gulf of Omanfinal report prepared with FAO – 1994.
 Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs)- translated to persian-1991.
 Fishing grounds and high-exploited areas of Tuna fishes in the Indian Oceantranslation-1994.
 Stock Assessment of Demersal resources in Hormuzgan province waters – final report1995.
 International Fisheries Organizations and joint-cooperations with other countries –
report-1997.
 Trial Fishings for lanternfishes (Myctophids) in the Gulf of Oman – FAO publicationtranslated to English- 1998.
 Experimental-Commercial Fishing of lantern fishes – Final report- 2000.
 Technical report on Myctophid resources in the Gulf of Oman – prepared for Oman
Fisheries Ministry- 2000.
 Environmental Impact Assessment on introduction of Beroe ovata to the Caspain SeaTranslated to Persian- 2003.
 Reproduction of Fishes – book published, (ISBN: 964-5856-15-9) – 2003.
 Monitoring of Demersal resources in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea – Final report2003
 Biomass Estimation of Demersal resources in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea – Final
report- 2004.
 Technical Editor of Persian Gulf & Oman Sea Fishes book(ISBN: 964-6145-02-7) –
2003.
 Technical Editor of Fish Ecology book (ISBN: 964-5856-28-0) - 2005.
Papers:
 Some biological aspects of Sepia pharaonis in the Gulf of Oman waters., Iranian
Fisheries Science Bulletin. 1992.
 Research on biology of Benthosema pterotum , Iranian Fisheries Science Bulletin.
1995.
 An Acoustic stock assessment of myctophid resources in the Gulf of Oman., 4th
conference of PORSEC-remote sensing- China- 1998.
 Feasibility of commercial exploitation of lantern fish resources for fish meal
production.Aqutics applied Seminar- Tehran-1999.
 The role of Lanternfishes in the food web of the Oman Sea- 8th Biology ConferenceIran-1999.
 TS-measurement of Benthosema pterotum in the Gulf of Oman- 5th conference of
PORSEC-remote sensing- India – 2000.
 Morphometric and meristic characteristics of Sepia pharaonis in the Iranian watersIranian Fisheries Science Bulletin. 2000.
 Myctophid as an unexploited resources in the Gulf of Oman- International Conference
of NW of Indian Ocean Fisheries – Oman- 2000.
 Population diversity of Sepia pharaonis in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea- CIAC
symposium, Thailand, 2002.
 Identification of different species of squids in the Gulf of Oman , Iranian Journal of
Fisheries Science ,2001.
 Identification of crab(Potamon persicum) in Jajroud river- Iranian Fisheries Science
Bulletin.2002.
 Feeding behaviour of Lutjanus johni in Hormuzgan waters of Persian Gulf. Iranian
Fisheries Science Bulletin.2003.
 Stock assessment of demersal resources in the Gulf of Oman- 24th Pakistan Congress of
Zoology, 2004.
 Resource management on fishes by applying the biological data- Second Applied
Biology Congress- Iran – 2004.
 Feeding behaviour of Portunus pelagicus in Hormuzgan province waters- Iranian
Fisheries Science Bulletin.2004.
 Reproduction of Portunus pelagicus in Hormuzgan province waters- Pajouhesh &
Sazandegi Scientific Journal (in Animal and Fisheries Sciences) – 2004.
 Brachyura of the Persian Gulf, Iran: Biodiversity and zoogeography – 6th International
Crustacean Congress- UK, 2005.
 Stock assessment of the Caspian Sea prawn (Palaemon adspersus) - 6th International
Crustacean Congress- UK, 2005.
 The subtidal Leucosiid crabs (Decapoda : Brachyura : Leucosiidae) of the Persian Gulf,
Iran - 6th International Crustacean Congress- UK, 2005.
 Mapping and modeling spawning habit for the squid Loligo forbesi. GIS in Fisheries
Conference- China, 2005.
● Length frequency, Length-Weight relationship and Distribution of Psettodes erumei in
the Oman Sea. Iranian Fisheries Science Bulletin.2005.
● Biomass estimation and distribution pattern of Myctophids in the Oman Sea. Iranian
Journal of Fisheries Science, 2003.
● First report of Laeops sp. in the Oman Sea. First conference of Fisheries & Sustainable
Development – Guilan, Iran, 2006.
● Some Biological characteristics of Rutilus rutilus in the coastal waters of Caspian Sea
(Golestan province). – Spain, 2006.
● Application of GIS & Statistics to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of
Loligo forbesi in UK & France waters- 6th Iranian congress of Marine sciences &
Technology – Iran, 2006.
Training Courses:
 Benthose course. Mirza Kouchak-khan training center- Rasht, Iran- 1991.
 Introduction with Echosounder. Training Deputy of Fisheries Company- 1991.
 Advanced English Language courses. Kish language Institute- 1992
 Research Method- Tehran University- 1992.
 UNIX software computer program. ISIRAN Computer Institute; Tehran- 1993.
 Stock Assessment by Acoustic Method. Training Deputy of Fisheries Company- 1993.
 Acoustic Assessment Techniques and EP500/BI500. Simrad Company, Norway- 1996.
 Electrophoresis and PCR. Tehran University- 1997.
 Scientific Sounder System of EK60. Simrad Company; Baku,Azerbaijan- 2000.
 Application of GIS in Fisheries. Ahvaz,Iran- 2004.
 Analaysing Biological and Environmental Field Data- Highland Statistics Ltd. &
Aberdeen University, UK- 2005.
Other Activities:
 Technical Editor of IFRO Newsletter. (1996-1999 and 2002-continued)
 Responsible for providing the marine biology books for fisheries students as head of
marine biology editors (2000-01)
● Directorial Board of the Iranian Society of Marine Science & Technology