Hamdan bin Mohammed forms regulatory committee on fishing of living aquatic resources in Dubai
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, issued Resolution No. (02) of 2021 on the formation of the ‘Regulatory Committee on Fishing of Living Aquatic Resources in Dubai’.
The new Resolution is aimed at ensuring the proper implementation of federal legislation and ministerial decisions on the protection of living aquatic resources.
The Committee is tasked with monitoring violations that can cause the depletion of living aquatic resources in Dubai and regulating their fishing of these resources to ensure adequate availability of stocks for future generations.
Furthermore, the Committee will combat overfishing and encourage sustainable fishing methods.
The Resolution establishes the ‘Regulatory Committee on Fishing of Living Aquatic Resources in Dubai’ as a permanent committee under The Executive Council of Dubai.