To open the way for fishermen to take advantage of the hunting season
Extension of fishing in Umm Al Quwain Khor until January 15th
One of the conditions for fishing in the creek is for the fisherman to be a citizen and resident of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain and to be over 18 years old.
From the source
Jassim Al-Sharr: "The requirements for practicing fishing in Umm Al Quwain Khor have been implemented, including determining the number of fishing nets."
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The Umm Al Quwain Fishermen's Cooperative Society announced the extension of fishing in Umm Al Quwain Khor until January 15th, instead of the end of this December, based on the directives of Sheikh Ali bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Head of Umm Al Quwain Municipality Department.
The association's chairman, Jassim Humaid Al-Shar, told Emirates Today that the decision came in response to the requests of citizen fishermen and a contribution to opening the way for them to take the opportunity to catch fish, especially Bayah fish, which is one of the most consumed fish in the emirate during this season and the most sold. In the market.
He explained that among the conditions for fishing in the creek is that the fisherman be a citizen and resident of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, that his age exceed 18 years, that the length of the fishing boat be 28 feet, and that the engine power be 150 horsepower, noting that fishing is allowed in the creek from three in the afternoon until 6 pm Morning for fishermen using the nets (lekh) method, and from 6 am to 10 pm for fishermen using the gargoor method.
He stated that the requirements and criteria for practicing fishing in Umm Al Quwain Khor, including that the white cork pieces (paints) on fishermen's nets are numbered to identify their owners if they are left at sea so as not to affect the environment and fish wealth, and the number of fishing nets for fish was determined. The net cost of 15 likhs, and the fishing of al-Bayah fish for 20 likhs.
He explained that the wireless device of the border guards must be effective in order to communicate with the fisherman and determine his location in case anything happens to him during the fishing process. Fishing in the creek, and the fisheries must be preserved and small fish returned to the creek to reduce the depletion of the fish stock.
He added that about 200 fishermen benefited from the decision to fish in Umm Al Quwain Khor during the current year, as catching large quantities of fish contributed to reducing prices in the fish market in the emirate, and contributed to the demand for purchase by consumers and the increase in the revenues of local fishermen, pointing out that the percentage of compliance with the conditions The specific limit for fishing in the emirate’s creek among local fishermen has reached 90% since the issuance of the decision to fish in the creek.
Reducing the fishing time
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Society of Fishermen in Umm Al Quwain, Jassim Hamid Al Shar, indicated that the period of fishing in the waters of the Creek has been reduced from seven months to five months, due to the limitation of the depletion of fish wealth during the breeding season, so that the fish wealth does not suffer from an imbalance in the stock He added that fishermen cannot be allowed to fish during the breeding season.
He added that fishermen from Umm al-Quwain citizens are allowed to catch all types of fish in the emirate's creek, including al-Bayah, al-Safi, al-Sha'ri, al-Aifah, al-Badah, al-Hamour, al-Qain, al-Anfouz, Umm Dhairs, and al-Qabd.
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