25 investment opportunities to establish, manage fish markets in various governorates in Oman

Muscat: The Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, in cooperation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, offered 13 investment opportunities in the Tatweer platform.

The Ministry also offered 12 opportunities directly to establish, manage and operate fish markets and landing centers in various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, with an estimated value.

Investment of RO 9 million to attract and participate with the private sector in these investment and service projects and achieve investment returns.

Khaled bin Salem Al Ameri, head of the fish investment department at the General Directorate of Agricultural and Fisheries Marketing at the Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, said that among the proposed investment projects is the management and operation of the fish market in the fishing port in the Wilayat of Seeb, which has reached 80 percent completion rate and is located on an area of ​​7 thousand square meters and includes 12 shops.

A quality control laboratory, an ice production plant room, cold storage rooms and other facilities. He added in a statement to the Oman News Agency that the opportunities also include managing and operating the fish collection center in the Shuwaymiya Niyabat in the Wilayat of Shalim and the Al-Halaniyat Islands to display and sell fish wholesale on an area of ​​5,000 square metres, managing and operating the fish market in the Wilayat of Barka, and managing and operating the fish market in the Al-Mudra area in the Wilayat of Samail.

He explained that the advantages of investing in fish markets include exploiting fish market buildings affiliated with the Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, encouraging the private sector to invest in basic services supporting the fish sector, providing job opportunities for Omani youth, and entering into a partnership with the private sector to develop and raise the capabilities and quality of services supporting the ministry’s work. Services provided.

He pointed out that a number of investment opportunities were presented for fish markets, including the establishment, management and operation of fish markets in a number of states, including the establishment, management and operation of a market for fish, vegetables, fruits, meat, poultry and other investment projects in the state of Al-Amerat, and the establishment, management and operation of a fish market in both the state of Buraimi and the village of Bisiya in Bahla state and establishing a wholesale market in Sinaw state.

Khalid bin Salem Al Ameri stated that 5 investment opportunities were offered to establish fish collection centers in a number of wilayas, including the Tiwi region in the wilayat of Sur, the Saqla region in the wilayat of Jaalan Bani Bu Ali, the Juwairah region in the wilayat of Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan, the Hadbeen region and another center in the wilayat of Sadah.

The head of the fish investment department at the Ministry’s General Directorate of Agricultural and Fisheries Marketing stressed that investment in fish collection centers aims to raise the level of quality of fish products by providing necessary services such as sorting, cleaning and packing fresh fish, creating a system for the public sale of fish, providing job opportunities for Omanis, and facilitating the process of monitoring fishing seasons. Some water resources.