The Yemeni Ministry of Fisheries has condemned the UAE looting and tampering with Yemen’s fish.
According to Saba News Agency, the ministry stated in a statement that the UAE had looted thousands of tons of rock lobsters by illegal methods.
The statement referred to the UAE’s exploitation of the country, and the complicity of its mercenaries in carrying out these assaults by fishing during the breeding season of rare and endangered fish and other sea animals.
The statement added that the UAE uses hunting methods that kill many young and female rock lobsters that are pivotal for procreation.
The statement noted that the poaching of rock lobsters continues, with many of them being smuggled into an Emirati factory.