Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law

1. Fishing shall be prohibited using nets with a mesh size less than the following: 81| Implementing Regulations of the Agriculture Law a) Shrimp bottom trawls (3.8 cm or 1.5 inches in the collection bag). b) Gillnets (5.0 cm or 2.0 inches). c) Purse seine nets (locally named chinchola) for catching mackerel and sardines: with a wing opening of (5.0 cm or 2.0 inches); shoulder opening, if any, of (3.8 cm or 1.5 inches); and bunt opening of (3.2 cm or 1.25 inches). d) (Locally named) Mikhdaja, Saliya, and Balmiya fishing nets (1.5 cm or 0.6 inches). e) Traps (Sakhawi and pots) (5.0 cm or 2.0 inches). f) Kingfish traps (10 cm or 4 inches); the maximum length of the net shall be 2,400 meters, and its height shall not exceed 3 meters, and the thickness of the line shall not be less than 1 mm. 2. Fishing pots (Sakhawi) shall not be used without obtaining the Ministry’s authorization and pursuant to the legal numbers. A fisherman shall not be compensated with new pots until after recovering at least 80% of the consumed pots. 3. The Ministry shall determine the quantities of by-catch for all fishing methods, including shrimp bottom trawls, purse seine nets (chinchola) or others. 4. The Ministry shall determine the conditions and specifications for authorized or prohibited fishing equipment and tools, such as nets, pots, and lines, to be used in the Kingdom’s waters.