Disease data in young industry:Stirling PhD student gathers information to help improve the aquatic environment of Oman

摘要

FISH farming commenced in Oman in 1986, but it was only in 2011 that it became a more commercially driven sector, due to investment and the development of a regulatory body to govern aquaculture practices.Currently, two species are farmed in the country, Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).The majority of aquaculture production was exported as whole fish or shrimp products to the United Arab Emirates, with a small quantity sold on the domestic market. The total production of farmed tilapia and shrimp combined was 353 tons, with the approximate value of $2 million, in 2013 (according to the Oman fisheries ministry).