MoECC launches aerial monitoring of Qatar's marine environment

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has launched aerial monitoring of marine environment using an autogyro aircraft....

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has launched aerial monitoring of marine environment using an autogyro aircraft.

Starting from Umm Al Shokhot airfield, the tour included a number of marine and coastal areas in the country, said MoECC on X platform.

The Ministry said that the marine protection inspectors praised the aerial monitoring for saving time, effort and expenses, and for covering large areas in a short time. They noted that they were in direct contact with the plane during the flight, and they also obtained the films that were made, which were of high quality and high resolution.

For the first time in Qatar, the aerial environmental monitoring system has been launched via the autogyro aircraft. This modern system comes within the efforts to preserve the local environment and protect biodiversity, which represents a priority for Qatar.