The Sultanate achieved remarkable growth in fish production. With an annual growth rate of about 19 per cent, the total fish output stands at about 580,000 tonnes.“Its geographical location and the length of its coastal strip in the region distinguishes the Sultanate. It attributes high production of small-sized pelagic fish that contributes 62 per cent of.
The Directorate-General of Agriculture and Livestock Research at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources is implementing a number of research projects through the main programmes dependent on the research strategy laid down in accordance to the government directives. In one of these studies the Agricultural Research Centre studied all.