Yearbook 2010
Oman. Environmental conservation organizations paid
attention during the year to shark fishing off Oman's coast
and how hard it hit several shark species, including hammer
shark. According to
COUNTRYAAH, the government of Oman thought that an international
effort was needed to limit catches. It is estimated that up
to 70 million sharks are fished annually, mainly for the
fins. Most of the shark raised outside the Arabian Peninsula
was exported to China, where demand for, for example, shark
fin soup had increased as income rose.
An Indian maid on her way home passed away in October at
Muscat Airport after losing her passport and suffering from
severe anxiety and heart problems when forced to stay at the
airport for five days. The human rights organization Amnesty
International demanded that the Government of Oman and the
Embassy of India in Oman investigate the handling of the
incident.
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