The three-month long shrimp season is due to begin on 1 September. The season will continue until the end of November. 

The coastal villages in the Governorates of Dhofar, Al Wusta and South A’Sharqiyah will witness an upbeat commercial activity in the season, especially activities related to the fisheries, transport and services sectors.

The total production of shrimp from artisanal fishing in 2019 amounted to 863 tons, with a total value estimated at about RO2.9 million. The amount of its exports amounted to 320 tons while the locally consumed quantities stood at about 543 tons.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources forewarns shrimp artisanal fishermen and all companies, establishments, hotels, restaurants and individuals who deal in buying, selling, trading and exporting shrimps to adhere to the dates of the beginning and end of the shrimp season and to record the quantities of shrimp they have after the end of the season. It noted that shrimp trading and exporting will not be allowed after the end of the season at the end of November, unless it is registered with the Ministry.

The Ministry has completed preparations for the season. A number of guidance and awareness activities have been implemented in this regard. The monitoring teams will intensify their monitoring work along the coasts of the three governorates during the season period. A number of scientific studies on shrimp fishing equipment and methods, its cultivation and propagation on the coasts of the Sultanate, in addition to scientific studies on the development of shrimp fisheries were executed by the Directorate General of Fisheries Research in the Ministry, represented by the Marine Science and Fisheries Centre and Fish Aquaculture Center.ONA