A two-month moratorium on kingfish gill net harvesting will take effect on Thursday, August 15, along the Eastern Region's beaches.
As long as the fish caught is longer than 65 centimeters, kingfish can be fished for using a rod and reel. The prohibition attempts to keep a healthy strategic supply of kingfish intact, avoid the extinction of kingfish species, and permit reproduction to take place while it is in effect.
"DAMMAM, August 14, 2024." A two-month prohibition on kingfish capturing using gill nets, often referred to as entangling and trammel nets, will take effect on Thursday, August 15.The director general of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture's Eastern Region branch, Eng. Fahd Al-Hamzi, states that kingfish can be caught with a rod and reel as long as the fish is longer than 65 cm.According to him, the legislation's objectives are to keep a healthy strategic supply of fish, avoid the extinction of these species, and permit reproduction to continue during the restriction.