Ministerial Decree No. 36/2004 issuing the Regulations on fish farming and its quality.

This Regulations concern the establishment of fish breeding farms, sale, import and export of farmed fish and the necessary fees. A quarantine period is obligatory for the imported farmed fish to prevent water and environmental pollution. The fish breeding farms shall guarantee constant control and take samples from fish and water to ensure the absence of diseases. The Regulations set forth specific conditions for the imported farmed fish. The import of species not present in the Omani marine environment is forbidden, unless the responsible authority gives the applicant company a special permit. These Regulations gives also the conditions necessary to obtain the licences for fish farming. Under the decision of the Ministry, a technical committee should be formed to assess the documentation received from the participant companies.
The second section of these Regulations concerns the quality control. Health requirements in the fish breeding farms are specified and the HACCP standards have to be applied. The farms staff and workers have to be examined once a year. This section regulates as well the feedstuffs, the use of fertilizers and veterinary drugs. Harvesting techniques and marketing requirements are also provided in this text.
The Regulations conclude with 3 Annexes: List of allowed veterinary drugs; Percentage of drugs residues allowed in the farmed fish; Fees.