Three arrested in shrimp poaching escape attempt
Three men of Asian descent have been arrested after a failed bid to escape from BahrainiCoast Guard officers while fishing.
Fisheries
As a developing country, many of Bahrain’s land reclamation projects and reef destruction has significantly impacted the maintenance and availability of its fish stocks. This demolition of sea habitats results in limited development for its sea-life, and thus, fishery production becomes difficult to maintain as will be demonstrated in the charts below.
Graph to show the rate of Aquaculture Production in Bahrain between 2007 - 2016
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In line with the previous graphs presenting Bahrain’s biggest sectors of food imports and exports, it becomes clear why the percentage of its fish exports are significantly larger than that of its imports. The graph above demonstrates that the rate of Bahrain’s aquaculture production has majorly risen in 2014 onwards after facing a major low of producing fewer metric tons of fish between 2006 – 2013. There appears to be stagnant rate of 6 metric tons of aquaculture being produced and maintained between 2015 – 2016.
Graph to show the rate of Fisheries Production in Bahrain between 2007 - 2016
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The above graph showcases the Total Fisheries production in Bahrain. This means it measures the volume of aquatic species caught for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included. The lowest recorded production was in 2011 with 9,918.000 metric tons and the highest recorded production was in 2012 with 27,092.720 metric tons.
The general trend of these charts show that the production of Bahrain’s fish greatly fluctuates. This means that there is neither a steady production of fish in Bahrain nor is there a controlled means of ensuring this is the case whether this be through traditional or non-traditional means of catching fish.
Average Retail Price for Local Fish in 2014
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The chart above shows the average retail price for local fish in 2014 which include rabbits, groupers, perches, trevallies, shrimp, mackerel and crabs. As shown, the most expensive fish breed per kilo are the groupers with a figure of BD5.630 per kilo, whereas the least expensive are crabs, which are only BD0.970. The fish that are closest to each other in price appears to be the rabbits, perches, trevallies and shrimps.
Industry Updates
Bahrain to lift ban on fishing kingfish today
The General Directorate of Marine Resources at the Supreme Council for the Environment hasannounced the lifting of the ban on.
Bahrain’s Public Prosecution Completes Investigation into Illegal Shrimp Fishing Incident
The Head of the Public Prosecution for Ministries and Public Entities has announced theconclusion of investigations into an illegal shrimp.
Two Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested for Commercial Crab Fishing in Protected Area
The Public Prosecution has initiated investigations into an incident involving the commercialfishing of crabs in a protected area. Two Bangladeshi.
Fish Prices Soar in Bahrain as Local Supply Dwindles
Fish prices in Bahrain’s Central Market have continued to rise in recent weeks, driven by ashortage of local fish and.
Lawmakers push for enforcement of ‘Bahraini Skipper’ Law
Five members of the Strategic Thinking Bloc in the parliament have submitted a proposalurging the government to accelerate the implementation.