The Ministry of Environment is building a huge fish breeding farm and has plans to rebuild and expand the existing central fish market of Doha.

The fish market was established in the 1970s with a capacity of 10 tonnes, but with the population of the country and the demand for fish having multiplied, the market presently handles some 35 tonnes.
The market is to be, therefore, rebuilt at a huge cost and in three phases, said a senior official of the environment ministry.

There are also plans to set up an ice factory in the fish market with a daily production capacity of eight tonnes.

Talking of the fish farming facility being set up, Mohamed Saeed Al Mohannadi, director of the fisheries department, said that bids have already been invited.
“Work on the project will start in August this year and would likely be completed in February of 2015.”

Another project that is being launched by the ministry is to set up model research centres for fisheries, animal husbandry and agriculture.