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The total production of the Omani fishery sector amounted to around 580,000 Tons in 2019
with an increase of approximately 5% compared to 2018. Artisanal fisheries contributions
reached 96% of the total fish landings compared to 3.5% from the industrial fishing sector.
Tuna species considered as highly valuable products for Omani consumers, have
experienced significant increases in the total annual production with about 4.5% increase
then 2018. This increase finds its origin, in the dynamism shown by the traditional fleet on
the tuna coastal resources and probably the slowdown of the fishing pressure in the Yemen
waters. At the annual IOTC meeting in 2018, the Sultanate has submitted a revised version
of its Fleet Development Plan which is scheduled to be implemented in the upcoming years.
A number of licenses have been delivered for chartering tuna longliners. On the other hand,
Artisanal and coastal fleets have, however, increased slightly in the number of vessels and
fishermen.
For the monitoring aspects of the Tuna fishery, the Omani Government has introduced the
logbook data collection scheme, the Vessel Monitoring System (Upgrading the system is
ongoing), Port Sampling Program (PSP), and a scheme to enhance the quality of data
gathered in order to contribute to manage and sustain efficiently the Omani fisheries
