There have been very few studies conducted
on the fishery of sea cucumber in the Sultanate
of Oman. Harvesting of sea cucumber mainly
Holothuria scabra, constitutes a minor fishery
in Oman which takes place in Mahout Bay.
Due to the increased demand for beche-demer
in the international markets, a revived sea
cucumber fishery was noted in 2003. The fishery
is usually linked with the shrimp fishing season
that runs from September to March. However,
sea cucumber harvesting is done only when the
number of shrimp landings decreased usually
during November.
Despite the lack of regulations in