Tag: Oman

Fouling and anti-fouling practices

Fouling is the growth of barnacles, weed, and other water life on the submersed hull of the boat. The colonization of fouling organisms on the boat hull adversely affect the sailing boat or ship in several ways including reducing its speed and durability especially when marine borers colonize wooden boats and dhows. Moreover, fouled ships …

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Industrial reefs and fishery resources

Photo credit: Hussein Ali Mohammed Alshihi (Oman)       Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Historic information: Artificial reefs have been around for hundreds of years starting in Japan in the 1600s. The sunken or deteriorating ship wrecks and vessels (e.g. cars, bus bodies, and railroad cars) have been utilized to attract fish and enhance fishery …

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Salted tuna in the Sultanate of Oman (in Arabic)

Credit: Hussein Ali Mohammed Alshihi (Oman) تشير الصورة إلى براميل تحتوى على أسماك التونة المملحة. عندما يزداد مزيد التونة وتنخفض أسعارها فإن الصيادون يلجأون لتمليحها وبيعها كأسماك مملحة حيث يصل سعر البرميل إلى حوالى ثلاثون أو أربعون دولار Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we …

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Fishing, drying and trade of anchovies in the Sultanate of Oman – In Arabic

Credit: Hussein Ali Mohammed Alshihi (Oman) توضح أحدى الصور مجموعة من الصيادين فى موسم البرية (الأنشوجه) والتى يتم اصطيادها فى البحر ومن ثم يتم جرها للقرب من الشاطئ باستخدام الشباك الخيشومية المخصصة لها حيث يتم جمعها من الشباك بالسلال حيث يتم فرشها على الأرض وتعريضها للشمس حتى تجف وتباع كأسماك مجففة حيث يباع  الكيس الواحد …

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Fish catch on a fishing boat in Khasab fishing port (Sultanate of Oman) In Arabic

Credit: Hussein Ali Mohammed Alshihi (Oman): هذه الصورة لأحد الصيادين فى ميناء الصيد فى ولاية خصب فى قارب الصيد المصنوع من الفيبر جلاس والمزود بمحركين قوة كل منهما 75 حصان. الأسماك الموضحة هى لأسماك الباراكودا والمسماه محليا (القد). يعرض الصياد  أسماكه للبيع والتى غالبا ما يتم تصديرها إلى دبى Note: We decided not to watermark …

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Promotion of aquaculture in family farming workshop (AARDO – Oman) 2007

This international workshop has been organized by Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) and hosted by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman. The workshop was held in Muscat during the period 8-12 September, 2007. The promotion of small-scale aquaculture was the principal objective of the workshop. Among the workshop activities, country reports were presented. …

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