Every year the nations surrounding the Persian Gulf report how much fish they pull from their shores. In 2005, the reported total was 5,260 metric tons.

Unlike fishing boats, weirs are big structures—as long as 321 meters (1,053 feet)—that remain anchored in place and are easily detected by satellites. The researchers spotted 1,656 weirs in 2005.

Researchers and authors of the study, Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak and Daniel Pauly, studied Google Earth images between 2005 to 2010 and estimate that in 2005 the approximate fish catch by Persian Gulf ...

Fishing boats in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Gorgots / Getty. Before the quarantine, you’d have to be a resident of the UAE to experience virtual pearl diving at the National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah.

In the Arabian Gulf, sea surface temperatures already range from 75 to 90°F in the Strait of Hormuz, to 60 to 90°F in the extreme northwest of the gulf. It’s home to several reef fish, whale ...