(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
DOHA: Government is committed to working with fishermen to develop a sustainable strategy for the fisheries sector for over the next five years (2017-2021) as part of efforts to protect Qatari heritage and contributing to achieve food security.
Officials at the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Environment discussed ideas and suggestions for the development of the fisheries sector in the country reports QNA.
During visits to the Council of Fishermen the officials also discussed the current status of the fishery and ways to regulate the exploitation of this vital resource in the state according to the working plan fishing developed by the Ministry as part of a five-year environmental plan that began in 2011 and ends in 2016.
Director of the Fisheries Department Mohammed Said Al Shaqiri Al Mohannadi commented that the visits came in response to the demands of fishermen who asked to be involved in the future plans for the development of the fisheries sector and fishing in the country.
He added that the official discussed with the fishermen the programs for future strategy for the fisheries sector for the next five years 2017-2021.
The officials were also briefed on the fishermen's views on the future needs of the sector and its priorities their problems and the obstacles they face he added.
Al Mohannadi underlined the Ministry's keenness to provide all needed support to the fishermen through cooperation and coordination in order to protect their interests and to encourage them to continue working in this profession that represents a part of the Qatari heritage and contributes to the achievement of food security.