Muscat: In line with the measures taken by the authorities to combat the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Ministry of Agricultural and Fisheries, represented by the Directorate-General of Fish Marketing and Investment (the Al Filaij central wholesale fish market), is making constant efforts to ensure an uninterrupted supply of fish at the fish markets and distribution outlets. The ministry is currently cooperating with firms, traders and fish transporters to provide sufficient quantities of fish at prices suitable for both consumers and traders.
The Al Filaij central wholesale fish market is one of the Sultanate’s leading projects for developing and regulating the fish marketing system which was established by the ministry in the previous years. The market provides a wide range of high quality fresh fish species. It applies the health safety standards at the various stages to ensure the health and safety of consumer.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has urged the companies, individual traders, transporters and shoppers to buy from the Al Filaij fish market in order to ensure a continued supply of fish at the retail markets and the other sales outlets.
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