DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has conducted biological tests on four species of fish to fix a minimum length for catch to protect fish reserve in Qatar’s waters. A minimum length limit means that fish below it must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught.
The tests have been conducted by the Fisheries Department at the Ministry. Samples of 201 fish were taken and test results will be used to make rules for fishing, said a monthly report issued by the Ministry. The department studied 12,549 fish of 25 species to find the impact of fishing on fish reserve. Fish supply to the local market was 1,548 tonnes in March, including 1,386 tonnes produced locally. Sheirii or spangled emperor, was caught in large quantities and accounted for 20.6 percent of local production, followed by kingfish (Chanad) at 10.3 percent and bakhsheena at 7.1 percent. Bakhsheena is commonly known as pinkear emperor and looks like sheirii.
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DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has conducted biological tests on four species of fish to fix a minimum length for catch to protect fish reserve in Qatar’s waters. A minimum length limit means that fish below it must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught.
The tests have been conducted by the Fisheries Department at the Ministry. Samples of 201 fish were taken and test results will be used to make rules for fishing, said a monthly report issued by the Ministry. The department studied 12,549 fish of 25 species to find the impact of fishing on fish reserve. Fish supply to the local market was 1,548 tonnes in March, including 1,386 tonnes produced locally. Sheirii or spangled emperor, was caught in large quantities and accounted for 20.6 percent of local production, followed by kingfish (Chanad) at 10.3 percent and bakhsheena at 7.1 percent. Bakhsheena is commonly known as pinkear emperor and looks like sheirii.
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