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Muscat: The harvest of Omani abalone - one of the finest in the world - has started in the southern Dhofar region of the Sultanate, where the gastropod mollusc is found in abundance. The 360km patch between the Wilayat of Mirbat and the Sharbatha District in the Wilayat of Shaleem and Al Hallaniyat Islands in Dhofar is the region rich in abalone. The current production quantity - 24 metric tons - is low when compared to previous seasonal harvest.
Known locally as safaleh, abalone is one of the most expensive marine resources. There are around 56 species of abalone globally, found in the oceans’ kelp forests (underwater areas with a high density of kelp, which covers a large part of the world’s coastlines). As demand soars, abalone has been dubbed ‘white gold’ due to the high prices it commands, and also because of the colour of its flesh. ....

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