Chief Executive of the Supreme Council for Environment Mohammed Mubarak Bin Daina said that Bahrain will prevent plastic bags starting July 21, 2019.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued royal decree appointing Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Khalifa as Undersecretary for Agriculture and Marine Resources, as a successor for Khalifa bin Isa Al Khalifa, who resigned from his post due to “administrative disputes”.

Parliamentary Committee on Public Utilities and the Environment recommended the approval of a bill banning exporting sea sand extracted from Bahrain abroad.

Head of the Professional Fishermen's Society said the implementation of the decision to ban fishing of Spanish Mackerel will start on Tuesday and continue until mid-October.

A group of Bahraini fishermen said that the official approach to impose a total ban on shrimping gradually, puts 379 boats at stake.