70,000 baby fishes released into sea in Dubai

Dubai Municipality released 70,000 fingerlings of Sobaity and Sha'am fishes in Mamzar sea, as per directives of  Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.

Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said that the civic body has chosen these two types considering its rapid breeding since they hatch eggs in less than six months and reproduce at a maximum period of six to nine months. One egg of these fishes contains approximately two to three million larva, which means it can quickly proliferate, feeding the marine environment with large amounts of fish.

“The summer does not pose threat to them as it can acclimate with the water temperature and the water depth will be appropriate for them. They will be far from Mamzar Beach dedicated to marine and other games, which will allow it to reproduce without any risk,”Lootah said.

He added that the municipality will cooperate with the Emirates Association for Fishermen to release yearly approximately 150 to 200 thousand fingerlings of different species of local and other fishes.

“We cooperate with Al Mubarak Fishes Company, a national company specialising in the production of fingerlings, which donated these fishes,” he added.

Lootah urged the public to contribute to the preservation of the marine environment by not fishing in the breeding seasons