Bahrain coast guards arrest two with 235 kgs of shrimp

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain’s coast guard patrols arrested two men with 235 kilograms of shrimp caught illegally using bottom trawl nets. Coast Guard commander said the men aged 50 and 34 years are caught from Ras Abu Jarjour. As per a ministerial resolution (205) for 2018, fishing using trawling nets is banned in the kingdom.

Bottom trawling is a method of fishing that involves dragging heavily weighted nets across the seafloor, in an effort to catch fish. It’s a favoured method by commercial fishing companies because it can catch large quantities of product in one go.
 However, when dragging the large, weighted nets across the seafloor, everything that happens to be in the way gets swept up in the net too.

The Coast Guard Commander announced taking all necessary legal measures. The case is now with the Public Prosecution.