MoCCAE Enforces Seasonal Ban On Shark Fishing, Trade From 1st March
Umer Jamshaid Published February 24, 2021 | 09:00 PM
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 24th Feb, 2021) The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) will impose the annual fishing and trade ban on sharks from 1st March, coinciding with the spawning season of the fish.
In line with the Ministerial Resolution No. 43 of 2019 regulating shark fishing and trade, the ban will continue until 30th June. The resolution allows fishermen who use permitted shark fishing gear and run registered lynch boats to fish sharks from 1st July of each year until the last day of February of the following year. It also permanently bans pleasure vessels from fishing sharks.
Halima Al Jasmi, Head of the Fisheries Section at MoCCAE, said, "The seasonal ban on shark fishing and trade aligns with the Ministry’s strategic goal of preserving ecosystems and marine life, as it helps sustain the population of the species through giving them time to reproduce."
The Ministerial Resolution No. 43 of 2019 is an effective tool for alleviating the pressure on sharks due to overfishing and habitat degradation.
In addition to the seasonal ban, it imposes a permanent ban on fishing shark and ray species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), and the Federal Law No. 23 of 1999 concerning the exploitation, protection, and development of living aquatic resources in the UAE and its amendments.
It also permanently prohibits the import and re-export of shark fins – fresh, frozen, dried, salted, smoked, canned, or in any other form – excluding fins that are imported for scientific purposes, subject to approval of the Ministry.
MoCCAE has joined forces with federal and local stakeholders, including fishermen societies, to ensure compliance with fishing bans through running awareness campaigns and workshops aimed at helping fishermen understand how such measures protect and develop fisheries, and enhance their sustainability in the long term.
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