BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES:
AQUACULTURE SECTOR
1.Withoneof thehighest per capita consumption ratesof about 15,500metric tons in the
region, fish is a critical part of theBrunei diet. Bruneians consumeapproximately100
poundsof fishper year, half ofwhich is imported.
2. TheBrunei government has identified fishingas a sector that canenableeconomic
diversificationandas such, thegovernment isoffering incentives todevelop commercial
fisheries inBrunei’s ExclusiveEconomic Zone (EEZ), whichextends 200nauticalmiles
offshore.
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Sub-SectorsBest Prospects
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Farm raising finfishand shellfish, boat and fishingequipment supplier
