The Qatar Whale Shark Conservation Forum 2023 wrapped up Tuesday with the participating delegations touring the congregation sites of whale shark at Al-Shaheen field in the regional waters through which they watched one of the world's largest congregations of this species.Organised by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) in partnership with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) at the Aquatics & Fisheries Research Centre in Ras Matbakh, the forum offered the delegations a chance to have a glimpse of the regulations and rules laid out by the MoECC to conserve and protect the whale shark, including the cutting-edge technology utilised by the MoECC's researchers during the studies conducted on the congregation of this marine species.
Rigorous tracking programme recommended
- The forum focused on a plethora of objectives such as discussing the methods of conserving whale sharks and developing them to identify the most important challenges facing these endangered fishes generally, and determine the best methods to overcome these challenges, in addition to gathering stakeholders under one umbrella to discuss various topics related to whale shark and raising awareness of the criticality of protecting these fishes, as well as boosting cooperation and partnerships among attendees and discussing ways to develop regional strategies to conserve whale sharks.
May 23, 2023 | 11:30 PM