Oman: Beach resorts drive fishermen away from the coast

Foreign-owned beach properties, hotels resorts, and their supporting infrastructure of roads are causing major disruption to the livelihood of fishermen in Oman. “The beach is getting smaller… crowded and messy too, because of the new developments,” Omani newspaper, The National, quoted fisherman, Khamis al Darbooni, as saying. “We used to walk just a few hundred metres from our houses to the boats and cast off.