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THE ECONOMY - FISHING INDUSTRY
 Fish supply must be better protected, officials say
Posted on 07/01/2010
Surprise inspections of fishing boats at sea would help protect the declining fish population in local waters, an official from the Environment Agency − Abu Dhabi (EAD) said yesterday.
The agency is concerned because previous measures have not done enough to maintain the stock of the most important commercial fish species.
Inspections are needed to ensure fishing boats follow regulations regarding everything from equipment to personnel to the home base of the boat, said Dr Thabit al
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 Department adds 5,000 fish to reserve's waters
Posted on 16/07/2009
In its continuous efforts to develop the natural reserve project in Jebel Ali, the Department of Planning and Development Trakhees in the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation on Wednesday morning released 5,000 fingerlings of subaiti (silver-black porgy) in its natural marine reserve area.
This was undertaken in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Water.
The Environment, Health and Safety Department (EHS)-Trakhees in coordination with the Marine Resources Research Centre
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 UAE-based scientist finds new fish species in Oman
Posted on 28/05/2009
A new species of Arabian freshwater fish has been discovered by a UAE-based researcher and conservation officer at Emirates Wildlife Society - World Wildlife Fund (EWS-WWF). The small wadi fish was found in the Dhofra region of Oman near a village called Hasik near Salalah. To date there were only sixteen recorded species of primary freshwater fish throughout the Arabian Peninsula
The freshwater fish, called Garra Smarti after its discoverer Emma Smart, was located in a geographically
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 Curbs on hammour sales to save stocks
Posted on 14/05/2009
Environment officials will soon begin restricting the sale of hammour in the country in an effort to stave off the extinction of the popular local fish, whose population has been dwindling rapidly.
Abdulla Abdulrazzaq, consultant to the assistant deputy minister for fisheries at the Ministry of Environment and Water, said the ministry intended to prohibit the sale of hammour under 45cm in length, the typical size at which they reach sexual maturity.
Hammour is one of a number of species
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 Reviving the pearl’s lustre
Posted on 17/02/2009
A patch of sea off the coast of Ras al Khaimah holds the key to the rebirth of the long-lost pearl industry in the Emirates.
Beneath the waters lie hundreds of thousands of pearls, but these are not the natural wonders for which Emiratis scoured the ocean floor hundreds of years ago.
The natural process has been prodded along by technology in about one million oysters by the Al Rams-based Emirates and Japan Pearl Cultivation and Trading Company, the only organised cultured pearl farm in the
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![]() Stronger regulations to preserve hammour
Posted on 26/11/2008
The Abu Dhabi Government is considering new fishing regulations to protect hammour in the emirate's waters.
Hammour stocks worth Dh24.2 million (US$88.8m) were fished in Abu Dhabi in 2007, government statistics show. However, the catch is declining and there are no limits on catching juvenile fish.
The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) is considering stricter measures than restrictions on fishing introduced in past years.
Dr Thabit Zahran al Abdessalaam, the director of marine biodiversity
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 UAQ Marine Research Centre successfully hatches Hamour Larvae
Posted on 27/05/2008
The UAQ Marine Research Centre affiliated to the Ministry of Environment and Water has successfully hatched larvae of Hamour fish. The production of Hamour offspring came at the end of a series of experiments conducted at its laboratories and the Hamour hatcheries in the emirate. Some recent studies conducted in various parts of the world have suggested that 'Hamour' might be facing extinction. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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 EAD monitoring fishing vessels
Posted on 05/08/2007
To complement its already existing surveillance of fishing vessels, the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) will be adopting a useful tool to help track and monitor fishing vessels within the waters off the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. EAD will establish a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), in its capacity as the competent authority responsible for Fisheries and Marine Resources Management in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
This system is part of the activities of EAD?s Monitoring Control and Surveillance
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 New rule for fishing boats comes into effect today
Posted on 31/07/2007
Beginning today, commercial fishing boats will be barred from operating in Abu Dhabi waters if the boat owners are not present in the vessels. The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) had issued a decree in this regard in April this year and the law comes into effect from today. EAD officials said that by taking this measure, the government hoped to encourage Emirati fishermen to become active partners in the conservation, protection and sustainable exploitation of the fishery resources.
The law
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 Native wadi fish under threat
Posted on 23/06/2007
Diminished water tables, the introduction of non-native fish and pollution is affecting the survival of an indigenous fish species.
Colloquially known as wadi fish after their habitat, the first study of this species is currently under way and results so far have spread light on the threats mountain ecosystems and endemic species are facing here.
The main study site for this fish is in the catchment of Wadi Wurayah near Fujairah, which covers an area of 129 square kilometres.
Sixty-eight
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 New decree on commercial fishing boats in Abu Dhabi issued
Posted on 29/04/2007
In a bid to preserve the UAE's marine heritage, a decree was issued on 18 April, 2007 forbidding commercial fishing boats from operating in Abu Dhabi waters, without the boat owner on board.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, issued the decree, which is effective immediately.
A period of 3 months will be given to owners of "Tarads" (speedboats), while 6 months will be given to owners of "Lanshes" (motor-engine powered dhows), to
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 Large quantities of fish confiscated from Abu Dhabi Markets
Posted on 23/04/2007
During a regular inspection visit, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) confiscated illegal quantities of Badh, known as Longtail silverbiddy (Gerres longirostris).
EAD confiscated 90 Kg of fish from the Al Ain Fish Market and 145 kg of Badh from the Al Mirfa Fish Market. The measure is in line with Ministerial Decree No. 186/2006 pertaining to the Prohibition and Marketing of Badh fish during the period from April 1st - May 31st, 2007, which coincides with the fish's spawning season.
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![]() Fishing by Al Halaq in Abu Dhabi is now banned
Posted on 18/04/2007
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has issued a decision completely banning fishing via Al Halaq, which is a method of fishing using an encircling net, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The decision is effective immediately.
The decision was issued to help protect the Spanish mackerel (Kingfish), a migratory species locally known as Kan'aad, which is a major commercial species in the region. EAD calls on all fishermen to abide by this decision because it will help prevent the unsustainable
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 Overfishing starts full-scale alert
Posted on 02/04/2007
Stocks of hammour are declining due to overfishing off the coast of Ajman, the Ministry of Environment and Water has warned.
The ministry's Water Creatures Research Centre conducted a study of around 15,000 fish in the waters of the UAE. The study was launched following concerns the fish were being caught illegally. Landing hammour is banned unless the fish are greater than 45 centimetres in length.
Abdullah Khalifa Al Kumaiti, Director at the Ministry of Environment and Water in Ajman,
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 Depleted fish stocks will not affect UAE
Posted on 15/11/2006
Everything is being done to reduce depleting fish stocks in the UAE with more than half a million fish released into the Gulf annually, according to the Ministry of Environment and Water. Fish farms in the UAE are working to increase this number to release more fish, mainly sea breams, mullets and rabbit-fish.
The report issued last week by the journal Science claiming that fish could be off the menu in less than 50 years due to over-fishing and depleting fish stocks, has been refuted by
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