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Fishermen on the Batinah Coast in Oman: AStudy from the Subsistence Marketplace Perspective

Fishermen on the Batinah Coast in Oman: AStudy from the Subsistence Marketplace Perspective

Shweta Belwal, Rakesh Belwal, Fadhil Al-Shizawi
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 21
ISSN: 1947-9638|EISSN: 1947-9646|EISBN13: 9781466610934|DOI: 10.4018/jabim.2012010104
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Belwal, Shweta, et al. "Fishermen on the Batinah Coast in Oman: AStudy from the Subsistence Marketplace Perspective." IJABIM vol.3, no.1 2012: pp.29-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/jabim.2012010104

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Belwal, S., Belwal, R., & Al-Shizawi, F. (2012). Fishermen on the Batinah Coast in Oman: AStudy from the Subsistence Marketplace Perspective. International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), 3(1), 29-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/jabim.2012010104

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Belwal, Shweta, Rakesh Belwal, and Fadhil Al-Shizawi. "Fishermen on the Batinah Coast in Oman: AStudy from the Subsistence Marketplace Perspective," International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) 3, no.1: 29-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/jabim.2012010104

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Abstract

Fishing is common among the inhabitants in every coastal region. Oman’s Al-Batinah coast accounts for 20% of the national catch. However, poor uptakes of improved fishing technologies and practices, weak management, inefficiency and ineffective marketing have resulted in Al-Batinah fishermen securing low earnings (Al-Zabri, 2008). This study assesses the situation of the fishermen on the Batinah coast of Oman. It uncovers the reasons behind their leading a subsistence life. This study also explores their difficulties and concerns, and devises some policy implications that offer them a better life. The study utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data collected from fishermen using questionnaires and interviews in an organized form of field survey. The majority of the fishing activity takes place in the traditional sector, where small fishermen run it as their family business. Expenditures surpass fishermen’s income and restrict their savings and growth. The Omani Government has provided infrastructure; however, there is a need for officials to be more observant and concerned about the not so well off fishermen. Facilitators such as training institutes and banks need to provide concentrated measures to improve fishermen’s skills and productivity. Altogether all the facilitators and the fishermen need to come together and share a common platform to advance fishing activity and its scope in the region.

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