Environmental pollution
In respect to environmental pollution, Oman has long coastline
of 3165 km involving two water bodies with different characteristics.
To the southeast is the Arabian Sea, a part of the Indian Ocean
and an open body of water which is exposed to seasonal monsoons
activities and has high marine production. To the northeast is the
Sea of Oman (or Gulf of Oman) which is a strait that links the Indian
Ocean via the Arabian Sea to the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian
Gulf. Around one third of the world's oil production passes through
the Strait of Hormuz (Essa, Harahsheh, Shiobara, & Nishidai, 2005)
and related oil exploration and industry in this coastal area are
sources of sea water contamination. Agrochemical residues