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Strengthening Fisheries and Aquaculture in Oman - UTF/OMA/020/OMA

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) With Oman’s fishmeal and fish oil production often ofinsufficient quality, and given the significant wastage occurringalong the value chain, the project was designed to develop aregulatory framework that contributes to a sustainable fishmealand fish oil production sector. The overall aim of these effortswas to strengthen the sustainable management and exploitationof national fisheries resources.

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