Experts from Red Sea and Gulf of Aden countries conclude meeting

Jeddah, August 13, SPA -- Experts and specialists from Red Sea and
Gulf of Aden countries conclude a two-day meeting here today designed
to forge a plan to preserve sharks from extinction.

The Secretary General of the Regional Commission for the
Preservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment Professor
Ziad bin Hamza Abu-Gharar said the meeting tackled the issue of
preserving sharks against extinction, noting with concern the
results of intensive state-of-the-art fishing in the shark-infested
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region in view of sharks' slow nature of
reproduction.
--SPA