The issuance of Resolution No. (4) of the year 2025 regarding the regulation of the Bahraini fisherman’s license to practice commercial marine fishing is a very important step within the efforts of the Supreme Council for the Environment to enhance the sustainability of marine wealth and preserve natural resources in the Kingdom of Bahrain, this decision reflects a clear vision that puts the hunter in the introduction as a major partner in protecting fish wealth and ensuring the continuity of the profession for future generations, and since the decision has entered into force after a period of time A six -month transition was sufficient for fishermen to prepare to adhere to the new requirements, and this is undoubtedly within the framework of prior coordination between all concerned authorities, and linking the licensing procedures to the national portal enhances digital transformation and the ease of completion of transactions in a manner that saves time and effort on fishermen, and makes the process more transparent and organized.
The decision also acquires additional importance, as it balances the requirements of environmental sustainability and supporting national food security, as it organizes the numbers of fishermen and crew members according to the length of the ship, which contributes to controlling fishing operations, and prevents the non -sustainable practices that threaten the maritime stock, and the requirement that the fisherman be Bahraini nationality and that he is not less than 18 years old comes from the promotion of the national identity of the fishing profession, and ensures the link of the people of Bahrain In the sea directly, as parents and grandparents were linked to this profession over many years, and there is also an important point in the decision, which is that the license is personal for Bahraini and is not subject to transfer or concession, which confirms the seriousness and discipline, as it cuts the way for any attempts to circumvent or exploit, and also enhances that the priority remains for the Bahraini fisherman and enables it to perform its role and the lack of foreign labor that has been interfered in the decision to determine the roof of this employment that is the work of this employment. Support and auxiliary to Bahraini.
The fact that everything that came in the decision is an organizational procedure for the profession and at the same time is an investment in the Bahraini person, provided that the fishing profession is as a generous livelihood based on the values of this ancient profession, as it is a protection of the sea from attrition, what the Supreme Council of the Environment did deserves to praise this qualitative step that translates the Kingdom’s keenness on its environmental and food future, and makes Bahrain a model in the balance between development and the protection of the environment, and at the same time enable the Bahraini hunter From continuing his historical role in this ancient profession, even if we look at the decision even if it is organizational, it sets a strategic plan to protect Bahrain from depleting its marine resources and protecting the identity of a profession linked to the history of the people of Bahrain in the sea, in addition to that it is an investment in the human and the environment together.
The whisper of the decision, even if its goal is to organize the fishing profession, but in essence it is a confirmation that sustainable development begins from the sea, and does not end with it.
