Bahrain
Bahrain: 78 fishing law violations detected last year
Bahrainis constituted the majority of fishermen accused of committing fishing rule violations in Bahrain last year. Necessary legal measures were taken against 78 Bahrainis and 41 expatriates for violating the fishing laws of the land.
Nearly 3.5 tonnes of illegal catch were seized by the teams affiliated with the department.
Out of the total 195 fishing violations found, 92 involved the selling of fingerlings, 52 were related to illegal shrimping and 25 cases were connected to the use of illegal fishing nets.
