WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2025 51 Acknowledgments The authors express their gratitude to the Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Saudi Arabia for providing photos and materials. Notes Benjamin C. Young,* Aquaculture consultant, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh 11195, Saudi Arabia; Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund, Taipei 11047, Taiwan; Saif Algethami, Director of Aquatic Animal Health Department, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh 11195, Saudi Arabia; Anwer Abed Alazwari, Director of Aquaculture Development Department, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh 11195, Saudi Arabia; Faris Alghamdi, General Manager of Health and Fisheries Services, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh 11195, Saudi Arabia; Ali AL Shaikhi, Assistant Deputy for Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh 11195, Saudi Arabia. * Corresponding author:benjamin@nfdp.gov.sa ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-0067 References Alshaikhi, A., Alshaye, K., Ageely, O., Samarali, R., Alharbi, B., Alhafedh, Y., Almohsen, I. and P. Guemes. 2023. Fisheries Statistics: Saudi Arabia 2016-2021. FAO, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. 2019. National fish biosecurity manual in KSA. Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. Young, B. C., Alfaggeh, R. H. and I. AlMoutiri. 2021. Status and cost analysis of Sabaki tilapia farming in Saudi Arabia. Aquaculture International 29:871-878. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10499-021-00663-z Young, B.C. and I. AlMoutiri. 2022. Effects of high salinity on the larviculture of Asian sea bass Lates calcarifer in outdoor systems. North American Journal of Aquaculture 84:112-115. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10222 Young, B.C. and A.A. Shaikhi. 2022. Sustainability Estimates of Coastline Fish Hatcheries in Saudi Arabia. North American Journal of Aquaculture 84:442-446. https://doi.org/10.1002/ naaq.10257 FIGURE 11. Saudi International Marine Exhibition (SIMEC) Trade show. Source: Benjamin C. Young.
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