Photographer Matt Porteous, co-founder of Ocean Culture Life, an ocean conservation platform, recently travelled to Oman to meet a fishing community and document their daily work.

«[It is] one of the only countries in the world to keep their fish resources at a constant, the Sultan of Oman banned trawler fishing and dredging 15-20 years ago. No close-shore commercial fishing is allowed, enabling villagers to catch the fresh higher numbers of fish in local waters.

Before oil was discovered in the 1960s, 90% of the Omani population lived off agriculture and fishing. Fisheries remain Oman’s second largest natural resource, and the country aims ‘to create a profitable world-class sector that is ecologically sustainable and a net contributor to Oman’s economy,’ by 2040», we can read in his article. His breathtaking pictures immerse us in the heart of this little known part of the world. Learn more here.