Specialists in the fishing industry in the Jazan area stated that investing 100 million Saudi Riyals ($26.6 million) into developing the infrastructure of the fishing sector in Jazan would result in an annual 300,000 ton output valued at more than three billion Saudi Riyals, reported Al-Watan . Jazan’s coastal area covers 3,000 square kilometers. The specialists added that investing funds into the fishing sector in Jazan would create 320,000 jobs. — (menareport.com)
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