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Bahrain20 May 20161 min read

Bahrain seize boats for shrimping

Manama : C ommander of Coast Guard, Brigadier Alaa Siyadi, announced yesterday that five fishing boats and half a ton shrimps were confiscated for violating the shrimping ban period. "A total of 15 individuals were found onboard of the boats," he said. The confiscations were part

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Published 20 May 2016, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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Bahrain seize boats for shrimping

Manama : Commander of Coast Guard, Brigadier Alaa Siyadi, announced yesterday that five fishing boats and half a ton shrimps were confiscated for violating the shrimping ban period.

“A total of 15 individuals were found onboard of the boats,” he said. The confiscations were part of a campaign carried out in association with a number of the Interior Ministry’s departments.

He said that legal actions were being taken and urged fishermen to stick to the law to avoid legal accountability.

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