Fishing boats, nets seized in Mahout

Muscat: Illegal boats and nets have been seized by the fish control team in Al Wusta Governorate.

"The team seized several unlicensed fishing boats carrying nylon scorpion nets on the coast of Najda in the Wilayat of Mahout," the Directorate General of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in the governorate said.

Legal action is being taken against the violators, the statement added.