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UAE lifts fishing, trade ban on sharks, Sheri, Safi fish
Dubai - The ban was supposed to continue until June this year.
The ban on the fishing and trade of Arabian Safi, Rabbitfish, and sheri, or Emperor fish, has also been lifted starting April 5.
- MoCCAE (@MoCCaEUAE) April 3, 2020
On April 2, MoCCaE also announced that it has suspended the Ministerial Decision No 501 of 2015 that regulates the fishing and trade of Arabian safi and sheri for the remainder of the ban period, and consequently lift the annual fishing and trade ban on these species as of April 5.
- MoCCAE (@MoCCaEUAE) April 2, 2020
When did the ban come into effect?
The ban was supposed to continue until June this year. This resolution allowed fishermen to fish sharks from July 1 of each year, until the last day of February of the following year.
On February 27, the Ministerial Decision No 501 of 2015 that regulates the fishing and trade of Arabian safi and sheri prohibits the fishing of the two species and any trade in their local and imported byproducts in the UAE markets until April 30.
It also banned their import and re-export in any form, whether fresh, frozen, salted, smoked, or packed, during this time.
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