EPA penalizes violators of marine environment | kuwaittimes

EPA penalizes violators of marine environment

July 27, 2021 | 09:38 p.m EDT

KUWAIT: Environment Public Authority (EPA) on Tuesday issued a number of penalties of various environmental violations namely dumping waste and breaking rocks to catch hidden marine creatures. It said in a press release the violations were issued during field surveys by the authority teams and the Environment Police on the shores of Al-Asimah and Hawalli Governorates. Such actions violate the Environmental Protection Law.

The authority confirmed continuous monitoring of the beaches and marine coasts through periodic inspections by its teams; in cooperation with Kuwait Environment Police. Law 100 on Environmental Protection prohibits hunting, killing, catching, collecting, harming, possessing or transporting wild and marine creatures, whether live or dead, or harming eggs, nests or habitat of the animals. - KUNA

environment violators EPA marine Penalizes

July 27, 2021 09:38 PM

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