Oman's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) is currently considering 24 projects worth OMR 852.67 million (€2.0 billion/$2.2 billion), capable of producing 293,000 metric tons of fish annually, reports the Muscat Daily.
The ministry said that five major aquaculture projects (totaling 13,100 metric tons) will be implemented from 2017 to the beginning of 2018.
The projects include production of 4,500 metric tons of Indian white shrimp, a project to produce 1,000 metric tons of sea cucumbers and 1,500 metric tons of grouper and a project to produce 1,000 metric tons of abalone.
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