Want to spot whale sharks in Qatar? Check out this tour!
Calling on all marine life lovers! You can now see one of the largest aggregations of whale sharks right here in Qatar in an exclusive tour. Just meters away from…
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Qatar’s ‘largest’ expansion project of fishing ports soon to be completed
The new expansion will include the establishment of hundreds of marine berths to avoid overcrowding in ports. Qatar will soon have much larger and more equipped fishing ports across the…
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Whale sharks spotted swimming in Qatar’s northeast coast
More than 100 of the aquatic animal annually congregate 90 kilometres away from land between the months of April and September. Whale sharks have been spotted meeting at the Al…
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Mass fish farming project to produce 600 tonnes of tilapia annually
Qatar’s environment ministry has launched an initiative that aims to produce over 600 tonnes of tilapia fish annually in a mass fish farming project. More than 600 tonnes of tilapia…
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Qatar ramps up fight against climate change with expanded fish farming
Qatari initiatives to expand fish farming in Gulf waters are hoped to prevent the depletion of resources caused by the impact of climate change. Depletion of fishery stocks has prompted…
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Fish aboard: Qatar Airways flies ‘record’ 68,944kg of salmon fish
It turns out human passengers are not the only ones enjoying Qatar Airways flight. National carrier Qatar Airways [QA] broke a unique record by carrying 68,944kg of salmon on its…
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Qatar biggest aquaculture farming project begins producing vegetables
Agrico company starts production in the biggest aquaculture project in Qatar. Qatar’s national agricultural project began producing on Tuesday, marking another milestone in the country’s self-sustainability plan. The project, developed…
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Qatar hotel drops hammour from menu as fish supply falls
Last week, the Cabinet also approved a draft decision limiting fish exports. It banned fish exports by sea and said fish that are in “surplus of the local market needs” may be exported by land only under certain conditions.
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Experts: Qatar’s high summer sea temperatures responsible for dead fish
Peaks in sea temperatures, above 35C, have affected 18 species of fish this summer, marine specialists from the Ministry of Environment, Qatar University and the Ministry of Interior said.
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