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04 January 2017
Ninety-two percent construction work on Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh project has been completed, said the Ministry yesterday.
The project aims to conduct studies and researches related to marine life in order to achieve self-sufficiency in fish by developing fish farming projects, said a statement issued yesterday by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment about Fisheries Department's achievement’s last year.
The centre offers a suitable environment for breeding fish for achieving food security, in addition to protecting natural resources and marine environment. The types of fish produced in the Centre will be sold on subsidized prices for fish farming. These fish farms can buy any type of fish at any time regardless of the weather from the Centre.
The project will become fully operational in the first quarter of this year. The cost of the project is QR230m and is established on 110,000 square metre area.
The Research Centre consists of two floors and includes laboratories to estimate the age of the fish and analyse fish feed ingredients etc. It is also equipped with electric generators, and includes 28 administrative offices, two meeting halls, a hall for lectures, library, and cafeteria among others. The facilities related to fish farming and shrimp include a station for pumping marine water. The project can increase its capacity to produce 10 millions fishling a year. The project also has some extra spaces that can be used later to increase its capacity.
The world now depends for 60 percent of its need on fish farms because of challenges faced in the sea, and because of decrease in production and higher demand.
The ministry also in collaboration with other authorities has prepared a national plan to develop and expand fishing ports in Al Khor, Al Wakra and Fardat Al Dakhira.
For supporting the private sector to invest in fish farming and shrimp, the ministry, in collaboration with ministry of Economy and Commerce, allocated coastal and marine places for establishing fish and shrimp farms.
Ninety-two percent construction work on Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh project has been completed, said the Ministry yesterday.
The project aims to conduct studies and researches related to marine life in order to achieve self-sufficiency in fish by developing fish farming projects, said a statement issued yesterday by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment about Fisheries Department's achievement’s last year.
The centre offers a suitable environment for breeding fish for achieving food security, in addition to protecting natural resources and marine environment. The types of fish produced in the Centre will be sold on subsidized prices for fish farming. These fish farms can buy any type of fish at any time regardless of the weather from the Centre.
The project will become fully operational in the first quarter of this year. The cost of the project is QR230m and is established on 110,000 square metre area.
The Research Centre consists of two floors and includes laboratories to estimate the age of the fish and analyse fish feed ingredients etc. It is also equipped with electric generators, and includes 28 administrative offices, two meeting halls, a hall for lectures, library, and cafeteria among others. The facilities related to fish farming and shrimp include a station for pumping marine water. The project can increase its capacity to produce 10 millions fishling a year. The project also has some extra spaces that can be used later to increase its capacity.
The world now depends for 60 percent of its need on fish farms because of challenges faced in the sea, and because of decrease in production and higher demand.
The ministry also in collaboration with other authorities has prepared a national plan to develop and expand fishing ports in Al Khor, Al Wakra and Fardat Al Dakhira.
For supporting the private sector to invest in fish farming and shrimp, the ministry, in collaboration with ministry of Economy and Commerce, allocated coastal and marine places for establishing fish and shrimp farms.
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