A regional fund is being established for Arabian Gulf countries to contribute to the future production of food through aquaculture. Set up by Emirates Star Fisheries in Dubai, the first project that will benefit kicks off in Oman in 2016, with the aim to produce 13,000 tonnes of fish a year by 2018. "Aquaculture is largely unheard of in the Gulf," said Prathapchandra Shetty, executive director of the company. His focus is on the 7,000 kilometres of coastline off Oman and Yemen.
07-14-2014, 01:52 PM
GCC aquaculture plan to start with Dh293m project off coast of Oman
A regional fund is being established for Arabian Gulf countries to contribute to the future production of food through aquaculture. Set up by Emirates Star Fisheries in Dubai, the first project that will benefit kicks off in Oman in 2016, with the aim to produce 13,000 tonnes of fish a year by 2018. "Aquaculture is largely unheard of in the Gulf," said Prathapchandra Shetty, executive director of the company. His focus is on the 7,000 kilometres of coastline off Oman and Yemen.
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