The Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment has confirmed the start of the period of fishing for sharks using the Mayader for fishermen since the beginning of July until the end of February, noting that 42% of the sharks in the country are threatened with extinction.
Head of Fisheries Department at the Department of Fisheries Sustainability at the Ministry, Halima Al Jasmi, told Emirates Al-Youm that the ministry prohibits fishing of sharks by pleasure boats throughout the year, following up that the law requires fishermen not to exceed 100 mils To be curved, biodegradable, and the stomach rope made of synthetic fibers, and prevent the use of nylon yarn, and that the stomach bears signs of light on both ends of the rope indicate the location, and to hold the sides of the stomach floating flint pieces with uniform numbers and clear.
She stressed the prohibition of shark hunting only for fins, while dumping shark residues in the sea, where the whole body must be brought to the port.
She pointed out that the IUCN Red List reports that the percentage of endangered species of sharks in the country is 42%, compared with 7% non-threatened and 28% close to the threat of extinction.
Al-Jasmi pointed out that there are more than 72 species of sharks in the waters of the UAE, but due to various factors such as over-fishing and overland, most sharks in the country are classified as threatened or endangered, according to the Red List of the International Union for the Conservation of Natural Resources and Natural Resources, Sharks' challenges are very long and very long. Some species need 10 to 12 years to reach puberty. The rate of shark breeding is very low, so efforts need to be intensified to sustain them.