• An Emirati fisherman helped by a child sets up nets on the shore of Dalma island in the Arabian Gulf, near Abu Dhabi. AFP
    An Emirati fisherman helped by a child sets up nets on the shore of Dalma island in the Arabian Gulf, near Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Emirati fishermen are silhouetted against a low sun as they sort their nets at Dalma island. AFP
    Emirati fishermen are silhouetted against a low sun as they sort their nets at Dalma island. AFP
  • Dalma island is approximately 42 kilometres from Abu Dhabi and has around 4,800 inhabitants. AFP
    Dalma island is approximately 42 kilometres from Abu Dhabi and has around 4,800 inhabitants. AFP
  • Boats take part in the Dalma Sailing Festival, near Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Boats take part in the Dalma Sailing Festival, near Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Emirati fishermen viewed through the mesh of a fishing net, at Dalma island. AFP
    Emirati fishermen viewed through the mesh of a fishing net, at Dalma island. AFP
  • Emirati fishermen sort their nets on the shore of Dalma island. AFP
    Emirati fishermen sort their nets on the shore of Dalma island. AFP

Gulf

Emirati fishermen at Abu Dhabi's Dalma Island - in pictures

The island is about 42km off the coast of the mainland

The National

May 22, 2021

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