Technical and Financial Support

AFCD has been consistently offering targeted training for fishermen and facilitating their participation in leisure fisheries projects and activities, aims to provide practical experience and support their transition to leisure fisheries.

Fishermen can apply for funding support from the Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund (SFDF) to explore the development of new leisure fisheries activities and operating models. Two ongoing projects related to leisure fisheries include one focuses on promoting pearl farming development integrated with eco-tourism, and another centered in the Southern District aims at developing community-based leisure fisheries through collaboration with local stakeholders to plan and promote leisure fisheries-related activities.