Cages for sea bream farming in Quriyat. (Photo: Blue Water LLC)
First sea bream project harvest begins
OMAN
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 02:10 (GMT + 9)
Oman sultanate Undersecretariat of Agriculture and Fisheries has announced the first harvest of the aquaculture project long finned seabream being developed in the wilayat of Quriyat.
The project is the first one carried out by the Blue Water Company, a subsidiary of Oman Aquaculture Development Company, under the auspices of HE Hamad bin Said al Oufi, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Muscat Daily reported.
The first stage of the aquaculture project using floating cages was launched in November 2017, aiming at a capacity production of 3,000 tonnes of sea bream. The goal is to reach a level of 9,000 tonnes with two complementary stages in the villages Bima and Dhabab, in Quriyat.
The first stage of the project, which cost OMR 3 million (USD 7.8 million), saw the installing of 32 aquaculture cages, of which 16 are 20 metres in diameter.
The fish were reared for 12 to 14 months in the cages to reach 400 to 450 grammes each and the production targets local and foreign markets.
The second stage in Bima village will have 32 cages of different sizes that will produce 3,000 tonnes of fish per annum.
The third stage in Dhabab village will have 32 cages that will produce 3,000 tonnes of fish per annum.
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