![]() ![]() The data for this study were gathered from peer-reviewed articles, official Kuwaiti statistics and reports, and semi-structured interviews conducted in Kuwait with stakeholders in the fisheries including staff in the Kuwaiti Scientific Institute, the Fishery Protection Authority, the Environmental Protection Authority and governmental departments fishers and fishery business owners. This paper investigates the nature of pollution in Kuwaiti waters, examining its extent and causes, questioning whether or not it is a primary reason for fish decline, and discussing what measures could be taken to reduce or remove it. ![]() The fishing industry has a prime place in the “Blue Economy” project, but nine of the main fish species in Kuwait have recently declined Rubian (Shrimp), Zobaidi (Silver Pomfret), Suboor (Hilsa Shad), Naqroor (Javelin Grunter), Hamoor (Orange-Spotted Grouper), Hamra (Malabar Blood Snapper), Halwayuh (Black Pomfret), Frush (Trout Sweetlips), and Kasur (Lizard Fish). Kuwait's “Blue Economy” project aims to help replace the country's oil and gas income by the sustainable development of its marine resources. 2School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.1Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom. ![]()
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