Since its capture-fisheries production has stagnated over recent years, the Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has begun to shift it sights toward expanding the country's aquaculture industry.
In 2017, Saudi Arabia produced just under 50,000 metric tons of aquaculture products, which is double what it produced a decade ago. The government's new and ambitious plan is to reach 600,000 metric tons of production by 2030 to meet local consumption and population growth. The country's seafood consumption is projected to grow 7.4
