Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia bans shrimp fishing until July

Fish & Seafood

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has announced that shrimp fishing on the Arabian Gulf coast of the Kingdom will be banned in February.

Posted on Feb 01 ,10:13

Saudi Arabia bans shrimp fishing until July

The Director General of Fisheries, Eng. Khalid Al-Shayie, said the ban begins on February 1, 2019, until July 31, 2019.

Mr. Al-Shayie urged fishermen to meet the scheduled date of fishing, and to comply with the fishing regulations.

Saudi Arabia exported $228.2 million worth of frozen seawater shrimp in 2017. The Kingdom is one of the fastest-growing frozen seawater shrimps exporter, increasing its shipments by 2,620% between 2013 and 2017, according to worldtopexports.com.

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