Dubai Municipality seizes 1 tonne of undersized fish

Khalid Mohammed Sharif, Director of Food Control Department of Dubai Municipality said that the municipality has so far seized one tonne of undersized fish from Dubai markets.

Around 186 kg was seized in the first day of checking, but later after fifteen days it reduced to 9 kg showing the success of the campaign, aimed at preventing the selling and marketing of 14 types of undersized fish.

Khalid said that the violators have been imposed penalties as the first procedure of checking system. In the event of repeated violations, huge fines will be imposed.

"The Monitoring Section on marine products has already completed the procedures prior to the launch of the campaign including the issuance of circular banning 14 items of small fishes with its pictures and allowed sizes, which was distributed to all fishermen and merchants in the emirate of Dubai. In addition, the posters of Ministerial Decision No 16 of 2010 banning the fishing and marketing of undersized fishes were distributed in all fishing areas of the emirate aiming to protect the fisheries as well as signboards were installed in different places of fish market," he added.

"The quantity of seized fishes 890kg is out of 300,000 kg of total fishes came to the market during the inspections period, which represents 0.03 per cent of total traded fish," he added.

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