28/78/2014 Arabian Gulf (GCC) Mid-East hatcheries ramping up to support aquaculture Dr. Rufus Kitto Muthunayagam and Dr. Francesco Cardia authored an article entitled “Fish Hatcheries in the middle east: spawning a sea of breeding possibilities.” In the article they describe fish hatchery operations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. 28/78/2014 Oman $1.3 billion in fisheries development by 2020 In February, the Sultanate of Oman, announced that it plans to invest $1.3 billion in fisheries development by 2020 28/7/2014 Saudi Arabia $10.6 billion into aquaculture projects Saudi Arabia said it would inject an additional $10.6 billion into aquaculture projects to produce one million tons of fish over the next 16 years. 28/7/2014 United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Largest sturgeon fish farm in Abu Dhabi The United Arab Emirates (UAE), which sports the largest sturgeon fish farm in Abu Dhabi, also has big plans, with the country’s Ministry of the Environment and Water announcing last year several major RAS and offshore fish farming plans. Asmak, the International Fish farming Holding Co., announced two projects— an offshore cage farm at Delma Island in Abu Dhabi as well as a land-based RAS hatchery and farm. When all is up and running, the RAS facility is expected to produce 4,000 tonnes of salmon, seabream, barramundi and subaiti, a brown spotted grouper.
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