Mr. Ali Abdullah Al Kathiri, Acting President of the Southern Transitional Council and President of the National Assembly, stressed the necessity of coordination and cooperation between public fisheries bodies and local authorities in the southern governorates to control fish prices, monitor their export process, and control their revenues and financial returns, to supply the state treasury and achieve development. Economic. 

This came during his meeting today, Tuesday, with Engineer Yaslam Saeed Balghoum, Chairman of the General Authority for Fisheries in the Arabian Sea in the governorates of Hadramaut, Shabwa, and Socotra, listening to an explanation from him about the progress of the work of the Authority and its office branches in the coastal areas overlooking the Arabian Sea, and the joint work between it and General fisheries authorities in the Red Sea in the capital, Aden, and the rest of the liberated areas, as a single work system to improve and develop the fishery sector, protect fish wealth, and enhance maritime oversight.

The meeting touched on the Authority’s efforts to control the process of fishing and exports, including examining and monitoring the prices of fish products in accordance with the laws, implementing a number of fish landing center projects in the southern governorates with the support of donors, addressing the difficulties facing fishermen, and facilitating the procedures of companies specialized in fishing and selling.

The President of the National Assembly praised the level of work and efforts made by the Authority in protecting fish wealth throughout the southern governorates despite the difficulties and obstacles it faces, stressing the support of the Southern Transitional Council for the Authority in implementing all its plans and programs, as it is an essential pillar of economic development and wealth preservation. Fish and marine life, and meeting the needs of citizens in this important sector.