MP’s poser to government: What are the steps taken to protect fish stock?
Manama : The recent detection of dead fish on the shores of Busaiteen, similar to an incident that occurred in Kuwait, has raised concerns over the marine environment in Bahrain.
An MP yesterday submitted a bunch of parliamentary queries to the minister concerned over marine environment protection and efforts taken by the government to limit pollution in the territorial waters.
The Second Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives Abdulhameed Murad asked Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalif, who’s in charge of Agriculture and Marine Resources Affairs, about the ministry’s strategies to protect the environment and fish stock of the country.
“What are the strategies and plans adopted by the ministry to preserve the marine environment in the Kingdom in all its components and in particular to protect the fish stock from the dangers of poisoning, which has spread in some neighbouring countries and led to the death of large numbers of fish. Do these plans include regular periodic examinations and a high degree of scientific credibility to detect any toxic pollutants in Bahrain’s territorial waters,” Murad mentioned in his queries, referring to the recent detection of large quantities of dead fish in Kuwait.
The MP also asked the minister about the main causes and sources of pollution that pose a danger to the marine environment and if the ministry’s strategy in the preservation of marine environment include clear and urgent contingency plans to confront any pollution or cases of poisoning of fishing resources in the waters of Bahrain.
Murad’s statements came few days after scores of dead fish were found floating on the coasts of Busaiteen in the northeast coasts of Muharraq island last week.
The Supreme Council for Environment had assured the public in a statement that the detected dead fish was in small quantities and not as spread on social media networks, which portrayed it as an environmental crisis.
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