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| | The Duke of Cambridge spent his final day in Oman today enjoying a drink of cooling lime juice as he chatted with local fishermen in a large tent.<br> joined the group on a beach next to the Marina Bandar Al Rowdha near Muscat to hear how they fish, the challenges to achieving sustainability and what is being done to conserve Oman's marine environment.<br>The 37-year-old royal looked at ease on the last day of his four-day tour of Kuwait and Oman as he sat down cross-legged wearing only his socks on his feet after being invited to respectfully take off his shoes. <br>William chatted to the fishermen alongside traditional fishing skiffs in the 80F (27C) heat this morning, after walking to a pebbled beach where a group were mending their nets, holding the nets in their toes.<br>Speaking through an interpreter, William asked them about their work and even got to try helping them.
When he was complemented on his handiwork, he replied: 'You are kind, I need to come and learn off you a bit more.'<br> Prince William enjoys a drink with Omani fishermen on a beach next to the Marina Bandar al Rowdha near Muscat today<br> The Duke of Cambridge joins a group of fishermen in Oman today to hear how they fish and the challenges to sustainability<br> <br> The Duke of Cambridge speaks during his visit to meet with Omani fishermen at the Marina Bandar al Rowdha in Muscat today<br> William walked to a beach today where a group of Omani fisherman were mending their nets, holding the nets in their toes <br> William was invited to respectfully take off his shoes and sit in a tent to have a glass of cooling lime juice in Oman today<br> The Duke meets Omani fishermen at the Marina Bandar al Rowdha in Muscat today as they talk about sustainability<br>He also chatted with them about the fish they most caught - a grouper - and asked what the biggest one they had ever caught was.
William exclaimed: 'Twenty kilos - that's a big fish!'<br>The Duke met the men on a stretch of shore overlooked by an Omani government centre where the duke donned a white lab coat and blue surgical-style gloves to join scientist testing the DNA of marine animals. <br> RELATED ARTICLES
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He had earlier been given a tour of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Marine Science Centre, where scientists are working with the UK government's marine science agency, Cefas.<br>They want to share expertise and build capacity for sustainable aquaculture and fisheries management, as Oman tries to diversify its economy by developing its marine farming - creating farms for shrimps and certain fish.<br> Speaking through an interpreter today, the Duke asked them about their work and even got to try his hand at helping them<br> William chatted with the fisherman today about the fish they most caught - a grouper - and asked about their biggest catch<br> When he was complemented on his handiwork, William replied: 'You are kind, I need to come and learn off you a bit more'<br> William smiles and shakes hands with a fisherman during his visit to the beach next to the Marina Bandar Al Rowdha today<br> The Duke of Cambridge speaks with with Omani fishermen at the Marina Bandar al Rowdha in Muscat today<br> Wearing a laboratory coat and gloves, the Duke walked into a laboratory where staff were analysing shellfish DNA to determine if it had any diseases.<br>Dr Will Le Quesne, from Cefas - the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - told the Duke that 'shrimp and fish cannot tell you when they're unwell and this is a way of looking for disease.'<br>William used a pipette to put a sample of DNA into a machine which tested its purity.
In another lab he chatted to scientists studying the algae bloom that appears twice a year for around three months in the waters around Oman.<br>He peered through a microscope at a sample of algae, and when he asked why it was not moving he laughed when told it had been preserved.<br>Later, the duke will have an audience with Qaboos bin Said al Said, the Sultan of Oman, at Bait Al Barakah Palace - as well as attending an investiture at the residence of the British Ambassador to Oman, Hamish Cowell.<br> William chatted to the fishermen alongside traditional fishing skiffs in the 80F (27C) heat in Muscat this morning<br> The 37-year-old royal looked at ease on the last day of his four-day tour of Kuwait and Oman as he drank lime juice today<br> The Duke spoke to the group of fishermen in Oman today who were mending their nets, holding the nets in their toes<br> William laughs as he meets the fishermen in Oman. Remarking on their biggest catch, he said: 'Twenty kilos - that's a big fish!'<br>Later in the day William - whose wife Kate and three children George, Charlotte and Louis are back home in England - flew by helicopter out to the Wadi Al Arbeen, in the mountains outside of Muscat.<br>A wadi is a valley created in the rock by either an existing river or one caused by flash floods.<br>Arriving in the village of Suwaih, the prince was met by drummers and children in traditional dress, before taking off his shoes and sitting down, cross-legged, on rugs in the village square to chat with male elders.<br>He then walked through the dust down to the river - surrounded by towering red-hued mountains, where he met a team of young men working with the charity Outward Bound Oman.<br>The young men had spent several days in the valley tackling challenges including problem solving, time management, team work and leadership, involving bridge building and a trek through the mountains.<br>Modestly apologising for not speaking Arabic, William asked the group how they were benefitting from being involved with the charity.<br> Also today William joined young Omanis taking part in an Outward Bound Oman training exercise at the Wadi al Arbaeen<br> Prince William laughs during an Outward Bound Oman training exercise at the Wadi al Arbaeen today<br> At the wadi, William joined young people, instructors and members of the community as they took part in activities today<br> Prince William is shown a book during an Outward Bound Oman training exercise at the Wadi al Arbaeen today<br> The Duke of Cambridge during an event with Outward Bound Oman at the Wadi al Arbaeen near Muscat in Oman today<br>He said: 'It's great you are so involved in your futures here.
As a generation, what are the biggest challenges for you?'<br>Some of the 20-somethings gathered told him in the ever changing job market in Oman they faced challenges of employability and being different from others which is why Outward Bound was giving them the skills to stand out.<br>The Duke added: 'That's great that you have this opportunity.
It's a great organisation and with the mentoring scheme as well, it's really important.'<br>William and the group of 15 young men then came together to perform a team building exercise, making a bridge with wooden poles over a pretend river bed.<br>William listened intently before crouching down to build the foundations of the bridge as one by one the young men assembled the structure.<br>The Duke was then invited to put in place the last part of the bridge in the middle but received a bout of raucous cheering when he appeared to step too close to the middle and into the 'river', prompting a scene of good natured laughter with William in stitches. <br>William had travelled to the remote and picturesque area to experience rural life and began by meeting elders in the nearby village of Suwaih, who invited him to take off his shoes and join him on a carpet covered open-air meeting space.<br> The Duke of Cambridge arrives for his visit to the Marine Science Centre in Muscat today as part of his tour of Oman<br> William also makes a visit to the government fisheries department in Muscat today to learn more about sustainability<br> Earlier today, the Duke of Cambridge visited the Marine Science Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Muscat<br> The department is working with the UK Government's marine science agency Cefas to share expertise on sustainable fishing<br> During the visit to the centre today, William met Omani scientists collaborating with Cefas, and took part in laboratory work<br> William learns more at the centre today about how the UK is supporting Oman fisheries to become more sustainable<br>Outward Bound Oman instructor Abdul Rahman, transplanted the Arabic of the elderly men for the duke, and said afterwards: "The duke wanted to know what life was like years ago compared to now and one of the elders told him they travelled by donkey.<br>"Roads were only built in this area in the 1980s and electricity didn't arrive until the 2000s."<br>Mark Evans, the director of Outward Bound Oman, explained how in 2014 Prince Charles brought a letter to the Sultan of Oman from his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, to explain how he thought the the Outward Bound scheme would benefit the youth of his country.<br>As a result, the Sultan backed the initiative and it now runs three centres across Oman and has helped 15,000 young people.<br>The team William met were all young men aged between 15 and 19 - the sexes are segregated due to cultural sensitivities - and were about to go into apprenticeships.<br>Their four-day course in the Wadi was designed to help develop their confidence and leadership skills, he explained.<br>'Some 45 per cent of Omanis are aged 16-30 and there are employment issues in Oman. Outward Bound Oman is all about creating employability,' he said.<br>'Outward Bound has its origins at Gourdonstoun School where the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales were educated, which is why the Royal Family has always had such a keen interest in it work,' Mr Evans added. <br>agen togel online bet 100</a> |
