Small-scale fisheries support about one quarter of the Omani population. Small-scale fishing enterprises in Oman’s Batinah coast contribute about 20 per cent of the national catch but they are characterised by poor uptake of improved fishing technologies and practices, weak management, inefficiency and ineffective marketing. Consequently, Batinah’s fishermen earn the lowest incomes of all fishermen in Oman.

Small-scale fisheries support about one quarter of the Omani population. Small-scale fishing enterprises in Oman’s Batinah coast contribute about 20 per cent of the national catch but they are characterised by poor uptake of improved fishing technologies and practices, weak management, inefficien...