The Omani Coastal Traditional Sardine Fishery 1994-2007:A Review

The omani coastal fishery is categorized into small pelagics, large pelagics, demersals, shellfishes, and sharks and rays.during the period 1994-2007 the small pelagics contributed 39 and 21% to the total omani fisheries landings and values respectively.during 1994-2007 sardines alone contributed 76 and 51% to the total small pelagics landings and values, respectively. al-batina andmuscat regions contributed the highest to the total landings; among other omani regions, musandam, muscat, and sharqiya and al-wustaregions. total sardines prices ranges from 114 to 225 omani rials per ton depending on where the sardines are coming from. on the otherhand, al-batina and muscat regions contributed the most in the total sardine values. few gonadosomatic index studies indicated two majorspawning peaks: a major one occurred during march-april and a minor one in september-october.