KINGFISH, popularly known as channad, will be back on the menu this week as a two-month ban on catching, selling and displaying the species for sale ends on Wednesday, it has been announced.
The ban that started on August 15 was aimed at protecting the species during its spawning season, said the Supreme Council for Environment in a statement yesterday.
Bahrain also imposes seasonal bans on catching crabs and shrimp to protect stocks and allowing them to replenish.
A two-month seasonal ban on catching sheri, safi and andaq fish started on April 1 and lasted until May 31. Additionally, a two-month ban on crab fishing came into effect on March 15 and concluded on May 15.
There is also an annual six-month ban on fishing and trading in shrimps, which started on February 1 and ended on July 31 this year. It prohibits all methods of catching, selling and buying shrimp during the period.
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