Oman chalks out sustainable growth plans
By: Times News Service
There are over twenty species of dolphin and whale, all the five subtropical species of turtles, and more than a thousand species of fish, most of which, are endemic and have a high commercial value.
Muscat: Plans for Oman’s economic growth to go hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability have been drawn up between the Sultanate and the United Kingdom.
Part of the UK-Gulf Marine Environment Partnership (UK-GMEP), they will be carried out by the Environment Authority, and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), the UK government’s marine environmental science advisory agency.