The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi has announced the start of the fishing season with hadrah, or fixed-stake traps.
The season starts on Wednesday and ends on September 30.
The agency said it had started to issue fishermen with licences for fishing with hadrah and conducted field visits across the coasts of Abu Dhabi Island.
It has also organised campaigns to raise awareness about fishing regulations, reported Al Ittihad, the Arabic-language sister paper of The National.
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