Over 40 expats arrested for illegal fishing in Dhofar Governorate

Muscat: More than 40 expats who did not have licences to practice fishing have been arrested and 15 violating fishing vessels were seized in Dhofar Governorate.

"The fisheries control team seized 15 violating artisanal fishing vessels in the sea adjacent to the Niyabat Hasik in the Wilayat of Sadah, and 43 expat workers who did not have licence to practice the fishing profession were also arrested. The necessary legal measures were taken against the violators," Directorate General of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in Dhofar Governorate said in a statement.