The Gulf Cooperation Council keeps fishery records on the fish caught in their territorial waters. Of the estimated 540 species of fish in the Persian Gulf,[2] 11 different species are commonly referred to as Hamour. In records kept by the state of Qatar, there is a clear indication that the amount of "Hamour" being caught is rapidly declining, and has dropped sharply since 2008. The decline of the culturally important and prized hamour fish prompted Qatar to start a program to farm the fish species, focusing on the most highly valued Epinephelus coioides. Yet the same states keep record on a "Hamour Group", roughly relating to the catch-all phrase "Grouper". This includes the Brown spotted reef cod, known in the Persian Gulf states as "Souman", but also as "Hammour".[
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In collaboration with the Protection & Wildlife Department, the Fisheries Department has released 90,000 baby hamours, weighing around 2g, from a number of incubation sites to Qatari waters. The incubation sites are managed by the Aquatic Life Research Center. #MME #Qatar pic.twitter.com/KEuFQTWc6e
— Baladiya (@Baladiya1) July 13, 2021
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