RECOFI Technical Workshop on Spatial Planning for Marine

Capture Fisheries and AquacultureDoha, Qatar

24–28 October 2010

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Fisheries and Aquaculture 24–28 October 2010, Doha, Qatar.

RECOFI regional spatial planning RECOFI regional spatial planning

for marine capture fisheries and for marine capture fisheries and

aquaculture aquaculture

UAEUAE

ByByDr. Ebrahim Al jamaliDr. Ebrahim Al jamali

Marine Environment Research CentreMarine Environment Research Centre

Ministry of Environment and WaterMinistry of Environment and Water

24 24 –– 28 October 2010, Doha, Qatar28 October 2010, Doha, Qatar

Part 1. GeographyPart 1. Geography

Oman sea

Area: 83600 sq km . Coastline :

644 km Gulf

90 km Oman sea

Part 2. Marine capture fisheries profilePart 2. Marine capture fisheries profile

Status of fisheriesStatus of fisheries

��Main fisheriesMain fisheries

••Traditional fisheryTraditional fishery

••AquacultureAquaculture

••Number of vesselsNumber of vessels

55925592

••Landing site 46Landing site 46

••Main fishing gearsMain fishing gears

Traps, line, drift gillnetTraps, line, drift gillnet

Important species catches 2008

spices No. % Kg

آ���-���ط 52,405 0.045 3,302,878

��ن 37,336 0.032 2,353,139

��� ���ي 11,745 0.010 740,240

���ي ����� 164,492 0.140 10,367,274

���ي ���� 127,621 0.109 8,043,442

����� ���� 989 0.001 62,333

���� ���� 20,539 0.017 1,294,491

���ا 3,480 0.003 219,331

��� 4,690 0.004 295,592

� !� 13,593 0.012 856,713

"#�� 64,094 0.055 4,039,589

��ش 16,497 0.014 1,039,740

%��& 10,557 0.009 665,366

&��ب 5,210 0.004 328,366

&�!�ب 13,807 0.012 870,200

���& 9,636 0.008 607,319

آ��� 54,634 0.046 3,443,363

*!�ور 3,759 0.003 236,915

ه�#�ر 70,234 0.060 4,426,569

���, 45,840 0.039 2,889,112

��Target speciesTarget species

••Demersal (seabream, Demersal (seabream, grouper )and pelagic (king grouper )and pelagic (king fish, sardine)fish, sardine)

Marine capture fisheries profileMarine capture fisheries profileContinuedContinued

•• Monitoring, control and surveillance systemsMonitoring, control and surveillance systems

-- GCC project: survey of demersal fish to identify GCC project: survey of demersal fish to identify stock biomass, locations, physical parameters . stock biomass, locations, physical parameters .

--landing siteslanding sites

•• Responsible management authorityResponsible management authority

Ministry of Environment and WaterMinistry of Environment and Water

Public AuthoritiesPublic Authorities

Fishermen societiesFishermen societies

Committees of fishery managementCommittees of fishery management

•• Major concerns (IUU, overcapacity, overfishing, Major concerns (IUU, overcapacity, overfishing, etc.)etc.)

••Management system:Management system:

••Direct monitoring at landing sitesDirect monitoring at landing sites

Part 3. Aquaculture country profilePart 3. Aquaculture country profileStatus of aquaculture Status of aquaculture

•• Human resourcesHuman resources

••

••11 contractcontract

Public sector PhD.

Master

BSc.

Technicians/labors

1Technicians/labors

Ministry of

Environment and

Water

1 3 2 12

Private sector 1 5

••Geographic distribution of farming systems and characteristicsGeographic distribution of farming systems and characteristics

-- European seabreamEuropean seabream

System Geographical

location

Characteristics

Cage farm

Fujairah Seabream cages:Number of cages: 10

Size of cage: 20 m Depth of nets: 11 m

Depth at site: 21mPort access to site: Yes

Distance (site-port): 3 kmProduction capacity/cage: 30t

Stock enhancement

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Aquaculture country profileAquaculture country profileContinued Continued

••Applied research, education and trainingApplied research, education and training

Activity Institution

Applied research - Marine Environment Research Centre, Ministry

of Environment and Water

Education - UAE University

Training - Marine Environment Research Centre, Ministry

of Environment and Water

Satellite monitoring Satellite monitoring --TemperatureTemperature

--Chlorophyll Chlorophyll

www.http.moew.gov.ae

Thank you