Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5104 issued on 2 September 2025.
Author: Decree
Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5104 issued on 2 September 2025.
Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5104 issued on 2 September 2025.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 87679 dated 28 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [26 May 2025], which includes the Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Telegram 11074771 dated 8 Ramadan 1446 [8 March 2025], regarding the signed final draft of the draft Protocol for Regional Cooperation in Fisheries Management and Marine Aquaculture in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden,
after perusal of the mentioned final draft,
after perusal of the Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment approved by Royal Decree D/51 dated 3 Ramadan 1405 [22 May 1985],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 29 dated 10 Muharram 1446 [16 July 2024],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 3526 dated 26 Shawwal 1446 [24 April 2025],
after considering Shura Council Decision 314/31 dated 22 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [20 May 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 1715 dated 17 Safar 1447 [11 August 2025],
hereby decides
First
The Protocol for Regional Cooperation in Fisheries Management and Marine Aquaculture in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, signed in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 21 Sha’ban 1446 [20 February 2025], is hereby approved in the form attached.
A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.
Second
The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture shall—after completing the legal procedures regarding the matters provided in clause First of this decision—in coordination with the Secretariat General of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, make the necessary amendment—as it deems appropriate—to the following:
1․ The term “amount” in the definition of “overfishing” in the protocol—stipulated in clause First of this decision—becomes “capacity”.
2․ Article 3 of the protocol—stipulated in clause First of this decision—must be in accordance with the text provided in clause First(2) of Council of Ministers Decision 29 dated 10 Muharram 1446 [16 July 2024].
3․ Reporting on the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this clause to complete the legal procedures.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5108 issued on 19 September 2025.