UAE company contracted to build, operate $16 million hatchery

The construction is being carried out in two phases and all infrastructure work at the hatchery has now been completed in the first phase.

5 November 2022

Private fish exporters raise concerns over MIFCO subsidy

Complaints like not being able to catch fish, not getting ice to store fish and not getting the same price for fish are always heard from fishermen.

13 November 2022

Applications open for vessel solar, refrigeration system aid

15 November 2022

'Yellowfin tuna industry will disappear without govt support'

Currently, 24% tax is required to be paid to export fish, which means companies buying fish do so by buying fish at a very low price.

18 December 2022

New rules mandate licences for fishing-related activities

The fisheries ministry has the power to cancel licences and withhold them without issuing a new licence in case of repeated violations.

2 March 2023

Ensis rewards vessels that weighed most fish

Ensis maintains that these awards and gifts will continue being handed over annually.

19 February 2023

Harvesting sea cucumbers by scuba diving allowed

Fisheries ministry Director General Adam Ziyad said the rule has severely hampered the work of those involved in sea cucumber trade.

14 June 2023

Expatriate fishermen allowed on local vessels

The amendment provides for the number of foreigners that can be employed on boats of different sizes.

1 December 2022