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Protecting the Gulf's decreasing fish stocks |
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In an effort to protect the Gulf?s dwindling fish stock, the Ministry of Environment and Water has taken to educating fishermen on endangered species and tools used to minimize the overexploitation of fish. Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water said that some of the modes used to do this include natural fish reservations and exhibitions. Human population has caused a decline in the fish stocks of Hamour, Qbait and CVobia in the Gulf region, in turn giving rise to growing concern over the issue.This is keeping in mind the fact that the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) estimates that the rate at which hamour are caught is six to seven times in excess of sustainable levels. Work in the Shaikh Khalifa Marine Research hatcheries in Umm Al Quwain aim to produce an estimated 10 million high quality fingerlings of fish that are economically valuable like hamour, shaim and gabbit .These will then be reintroduced in lagoons and marine conservations. Rashid Juma Al Shamsi, Head of Operations of all 16 Sharjah museums and the curator of the Sharjah Maritime Museum said that regulation is more important than awareness, the sheer importance of raising awareness as a primary step cannot be neglected. The Ministry of Water and Environment plans to achieve this feat through cleaning beaches, and constantly educating fishermen in addition to holding regular conferences. The efforts to ameliorate the situation taken in this respect deserve to be honoured and further be supplemented for effective results in the years to come. |
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Sustainable fishery is very crucial and leads to a positive environment that maintains the balance of nature
Thank you :)
Posted 30-11-2014 23:22
Well reported Aasha. It is important for sustainable marine life.
Posted 30-11-2014 17:40
great article
Posted 29-11-2014 13:54
:)
Posted 29-11-2014 13:54
let's spread out the awareness
Posted 29-11-2014 13:53
Fish is an important source of proteins as well as omega 3 and 6. Due their importance for our diets, it's consumption will increase during the next decades, however, a big problem issue is coming besides the pollution and over exploitation this problem is the consumption of polluted fish.
As many of you know, mercury is one for the most toxic heavy metals in the world. Mercury causes several nervous diseases body and it accumulates in live organisms in its organic form, methyl mercury. Due the increase of artisanal mining activities mercury has polluted several lakes and seas regrettably mercury could evaporate and travel big distances around the atmosphere as well in the sea.
What could we to solve this big issue?
First we should read more about his problem and how is affecting to people in our countries. Being aware that illegal gold production is causing it, we should incentive the consumption of sustainable gold.
Posted 29-11-2014 07:39
So informative :)
Posted 28-11-2014 23:29
Thank you for sharing, Aasha!
Posted 28-11-2014 20:39
thanks for sharing
Posted 28-11-2014 16:41
Irrationality in fishing culture is indeed a serious problem. The steps taken are commendable. :)
Posted 28-11-2014 09:23
Thanks for sharing , Aasha.This is a very positive step towards sustainable fishery. You know we 5 students of our school had even done a project on "Sustainable fishery" where we went to few supermarkets and taught them and also the customers about endangered , threatened fish species followed by we tagging the fish with different coloured tags indicating threatened species or not so that customers are aware what they are buying.
Posted 28-11-2014 03:17