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United Arab Emirates
Index
Fisherman and his wares; Persian Gulf waters provide
abundant fish.
Courtesy Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Washington
The government has supported traditional fishing in the
rich
waters off the UAE, an activity that has provided
livelihood for
centuries along the coast. The government offers a 50
percent
subsidy on fishing boats and equipment and has opened
marine
workshops that offer free repair and maintenance.
Cooperatives
assist fishermen in marketing their catch. The number of
fishermen rose from 4,000 in 1980 to 10,611 in 1990. The
total
catch in 1989 of 91,160 tons (up from 70,075 tons in 1982)
supplied most local demand. Moreover, prawns and fish are
raised
in fish farms at the National Mariculture Center--operated
with
Japanese assistance--in Umm Al Qaywayn.
Data as of January 1993
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