المملكة: 30 types of sharks are threatened with extinction .. and 80 thousand riyals, a fine of hunting in the Kingdom
In conjunction with the world’s readiness to celebrate the day of awareness of sharks on the fourteenth of July, he stressed The branch of the Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture in the Eastern Region on the decisive environmental role that these organisms play in maintaining the health of marine systems, stressing that the Kingdom imposes strict penalties to protect them up to 80 thousand riyals to hunt one object of threatened species. The shark represents the top of the marine food pyramid, as its decline directly affects the stability of The food chain entirely." target ="_Blank"> Wever promoters . It is prohibited to catch, such as the slim shark, the white blush, the seas cat, and the burgundy shark, and the mako shark, the fine of its hunting may reach 80 thousand riyals per organism. The violator can also be obligated to pay the value of the innate organism, according to the lists included in the executive regulations. Unjustly and pollution < /h2> for his part, the head of the Environmental Awareness and Enhancement Department of the Ministry’s branch, Munir Al -Sakhn, explained that sharks face multiple threats, most notably: overfishing, accidental fishing, and pollution, noting that approximately a third of the sharks around the world are threatened with extinction, which enhances the need for community awareness and official protection efforts. The concerned authorities prohibit hunting sharks, or what is known locally as “frying” or “Yeror” of all kinds, based on its great importance in the marine environmental system, as it is like a “fish doctor” who protects the environment from diseases. Type, of which about 30 species face the risk of extinction. Some of its types may reach 9 meters, weighing 3,000 kilograms, while in the waters of the Arabian Gulf, small types, weighing between 2 to 15 kilograms, and only about one meter long.
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