The Deputy Director-General of the Environment Public Authority for Technical Affairs, Dr. Abdullah Al-Zaidan, announced that the authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fisheries, is mulling over a system that allows the reopening of Kuwait Bay to amateur fishing early next year, reports Alanba daily.
This step comes 5 years after the ban on recreational fishing due to environmental pressures and the decrease in fish stocks, as Al-Zaidan confirmed that the fishing would be opened in a standardized manner in order to preserve the fish wealth as well as a way for fishing enthusiasts to practice their hobby.
Al-Zaidan said in a statement to the daily that since last October, there had been several meetings between “the environment”, “agriculture” and “the interior” to find the best ways and put in place a mechanism to organize the process of opening the cabin in a manner that ensures the facilitation of the work of these bodies, especially with regard to marine control and limiting Trespass and poaching.
Permission
He pointed out that there are several conditions and criteria that must be met to allow entry into the bay, the first is to allow only amateur fishing not commercial, for the boat to be licensed, and for the fisherman to have a valid fishing license, and of the age 21 or over. The fishing will take place in specific places and at specific times, and a specified number of entries will be allowed, as the concerned authorities see fit.