The Center will initially run with a production capacity of two million larvae of fish in one year | He added that there will also be a method to grow freshwater fish such as Tilapia and other to reach self-sufficiency |
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Hassan Rashid Al Derham said that the university has always been committed to the environment and marine science, evident by the program it started on the topic for 20 years | He praised the partnership between the Ministry of Municipality and Environment and Qatar University to save endangered fish |
The Minister of Municipality and Environment, H E Eng.
27He noted that it will help supply fish farms with certain types of fish to serve local demand | Meanwhile, Assistant Undersecretary of Agriculture and Fisheries Affairs, H E Sheikh Dr |
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Faleh Bin Nasser Al Thani said that the center will serve multiple goals that will benefit the environment and the economy |
The production capacity will gradually increase as it targets to reach over 20 million larvae of fish within three years.
17The university, with support from the state, also built research vessel Janan to advance research efforts in the field | The Manager of the Fisheries Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Abdul Aziz Ad Dihimi, said that the current self-sufficiency from fresh fish is 75 percent, and set to get to a 100 percent with the launch of the fish farms projects |
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There will also be research on how to save endangered fish |