YEMENI OFFICIAL: YEMEN MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN DANGER

SANA'A, April 03 (Saba) – Yemen warned on Saturday the marine environment in its waters is exposed to wide destruction operations by fishing vessels that are shoveling the bottom of the sea in order to obtain a large amount of fish.

"These practices result in damage and destruction of many coral reefs and marine life alike", Undersecretary of Water and Environment Ministry Mufeed al-Halimi said to Saba.

The ministry of water and environment is dealing with this dangerous phenomenon positively, as it directed the General Authority for Environment Protection to take stringent actions to stop these irresponsible acts, he added.

Moreover, al-Halimi stressed the importance of involving the relevant authorities in dealing with such harmful acts to the marine environment, especially the General Authority for Maritime Affairs and Coastguard and other parts in the Yemeni ports.

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