Given that fishing and agriculture have historically formed central parts of Oman’s economy and society, it is not surprising that the country has the highest rate of food self-sufficiency in the GCC.

Oman artisanal fishing saw the catching of 484,000 tons of fish in year to September Oman landed OR286m ($76m) of fish in the first nine months of the year, according to the preliminary statistics ...

He made the remarks on Sunday in his meeting with visiting Hamad bin Said Al-Awfi, Undersecretary of Oman's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and said, “the two countries of Iran and Oman can ...

01 June 2016 Muscat - A top Canadian fishing tourism and travel company and the American Sport Fishing magazine have placed Oman among the top game fishing destinations in the world. In its Top 10 ...

Fishing in Dhofar is serious business. About 50 percent of the population reportedly makes their living from the fishing industry. Fishing isn’t just waiting around for a big catch, especially when ...

Oman’s Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZAD) has floated a tender to develop a fishing port in Duqm. The facility will be the largest of its kind in the Sultanate with an area of 600ha. An area will ...

Agriculture, including the increasingly important fishing industry, is more important for Oman than any other GCC country and is enjoying huge government investment Oman is often something of an ...

The Sultanate's annual fish landings by way of traditional fishing methods stands at an average 63.37 tonnes of fish per boat, according to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and ...

Oman's Duqm Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZAD) will soon be announcing the winner for operating the Duqm fishing port, a SEZAD official said. "About 12 to 14 companies have submitted their bids ...