A call to reassess and redevelop Bahrain’s public jetties has been made by parliamentarians and municipal officials following mounting complaints from fishermen that they are being displaced by urban development and investment projects.
Currently, Bahrain has 11 official jetties, but many professional fishermen say they are struggling to find docking space – forcing them to transport their boats daily or store them far from their fishing grounds.
Parliament’s public utilities and environment affairs committee chairman Mohammed Al Bulooshi confirmed that the issue had reached the committee’s attention and would be formally discussed with the Oil and Environment Ministry.
“We have received complaints about limited docking spaces and fishermen having to transport boats on a daily basis,” Mr Al Bulooshi told the GDN.
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