The recent release of thousands of baby hamours into the Qatari waters is part of an initiative that aims to increase the strategic stock of different types of fish and further enhance the local production levels.
The hamours are considered among the first produce of the Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh as part of a programme to enhance marine life in the country.
This entails the production of local fish of high economic value, to be multiplied and released in the Qatari waters, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has stressed in a statement.
As reported in Gulf Times recently, the MME's Fisheries Department had released 20,000 baby hamours in the Qatari waters in co-operation with the General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security.
This said programme is part of the second national development strategy (2018-2022) for natural resources. The baby fish are released in environmentally suitable habitats, which are decided on the basis of scientific and ecological standards that will help provide them with surroundings conducive to growth, the statement notes.
The process of releasing the young fish was determined based on conditions that are considered suitable for the growth of baby hamours when they reach a weight of more than 3gm and can live in deep water.
The locations should be near coastal areas or coral reefs where hamour fish are usually found in abundance. It also has to be an area where fishing is banned or limited to allow small fish to grow, the statement explains.
The MME noted that the process of releasing the baby hamours was duly prepared by specialists in the field to guarantee its success. All necessary technical equipment was used for the transport and release of the fish at the predetermined marine sites.
The transportation and release of the fish was carried out under the supervision of an assigned team from the Aquatic Research Centre in co-operation with other experts and technicians.
This entails the production of local fish of high economic value, to be multiplied and released in the Qatari waters, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has stressed in a statement.
The hamours are considered among the first produce of the Aquatic Research Centre in Ras Matbakh as part of a programme to enhance marine life in the country
As reported in Gulf Times recently, the MME's Fisheries Department had released 20,000 baby hamours in the Qatari waters in co-operation with the General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security.
This said programme is part of the second national development strategy (2018-2022) for natural resources. The baby fish are released in environmentally suitable habitats, which are decided on the basis of scientific and ecological standards that will help provide them with surroundings conducive to growth, the statement notes.
The process of releasing the young fish was determined based on conditions that are considered suitable for the growth of baby hamours when they reach a weight of more than 3gm and can live in deep water.
The locations should be near coastal areas or coral reefs where hamour fish are usually found in abundance. It also has to be an area where fishing is banned or limited to allow small fish to grow, the statement explains.
The MME noted that the process of releasing the baby hamours was duly prepared by specialists in the field to guarantee its success. All necessary technical equipment was used for the transport and release of the fish at the predetermined marine sites.
The transportation and release of the fish was carried out under the supervision of an assigned team from the Aquatic Research Centre in co-operation with other experts and technicians.
