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KUWAIT: Kuwait Dive Team members removed four tons of abandoned fishing nets and environmentally harmful objects from Umm Al-Namel island. The divers concluded the fourth phase of cleaning up waste at the island, which is one of Kuwait's national reserves located in the south of Kuwait Bay. The divers waited for the high tide to begin the mission for lifting the discarded nets, plastic and wooden objects littering the island surrounding, Team Leader Waleed Al-Fadhel said. The island condition has noticeably improved since authorities banned fishing in the bay and camping on it, he said, affirming that it is restoring the natural wild life. Umm Al-Namel is Kuwait's fourth largest island after Boubyan, Failaka and Warba with a space reaching 568,000 square meters. It is a favorite environment for various species of crabs and shrimps as well as migrating birds. The Kuwait Dive Team is affiliated to the Environmental Voluntary Foundation. - KUNA