Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Artisanal Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical. Bottom type: Hard bottom; Soft bottom. Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m). Vertical distribution: Pelagic.
Geo References for: Sea of Oman Omani waters
Sea of Oman Omani waters
Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | OMN - Oman |
More Geo References
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of
Oman Artisanal dhow net fishery - Sea of Oman Omani waters Vessel Type
Dhow: Traditional vessel made from wood or fiberglass, inboard engine, size 10-30 m.
Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Ice
Flag State
Oman
Seasonality
All year, except closed fishing season from 15 August - 15 October for the narrow-barred Spanish mackerel.
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 64 | vessels | 2011 |
Employment | Number of fishermen | 448 | Persons | 2011 |
Production | Landed Volume | 233 | metric tonnes | 2011 |
Catch | 4 136 | tonnes | 2013 |
Catch | 2 910 | tonnes | 2017 |
Landed Value | 624 951 | $/Y | 2011 |
Management
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mandate: Management.
Area under national jurisdiction: Oman
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).
Management Regime
Fishery management unit framework; see:
Management Methods
Conservation and management methods with focus on Effort control
More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Source of Information
Information provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Oman. September 2022.
FAO. 2022. Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Data Workshop series: Minimum Data Reporting Regional Database, RECOFI-FIRMS stocks and fisheries inventories, and SDG Indicator 14.4.1: proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels. Doha, Qatar. 25-29 September 2022.
https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/meeting/41364Bibliography
Harry S. & Abdullah (2002), Fishing gear & methods using by artisanal fishery in Oman , Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries.
Thabit Z. (1995), Marine Species of the sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries.
Fisheries Statistics Book 2011,Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries.