The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science "CEFAS" signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in marine environmental protection.
The MoU promotes cooperation in the field of marine environmental protection according to the available resources of each participant and in line with their respective regulations and legislation in force.
The Participants will work to enhance cooperation between them in the fields of marine environmental protection, in particular the protection, monitoring, evaluation, and preservation of the marine environment and its resources, climate change science, aquatic food security, safety of biodiversity, and reducing pollution in the territorial waters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf.
The Participants will form a specialized working group of an equal number of members from both Participants to meet alternately in both countries, whenever need arises, to consult on the procedures and measures to enhance and develop cooperation in all fields arising from the provisions of this MoU.