Aquaculture output rose by 133% in 2019 – Times of Oman

Aquaculture output rose by 133% in 2019 – Times of Oman

Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries said that the Sultanate's production of aquaculture in 2019 amounted to 1,054 tonnes, an increase of 133 per cent, compared to 2018, with a total value of OMR2 million.. Production was limited to two types, namely seabream with 862 tonnes that constituted 82 per cent of the total aquaculture production at a total value of OMR1,712,000.. Aquaculture projects in the Sultanate are categorised into integrated aquaculture and commercial aquaculture projects.. By the end of 2019, the production increased to 862 tonnes of these fish..