I have spent the most of this day trying to figure out what these elongated shapes are. The location is close to Al Khidayrah and Al Jirab
In my search, I have mostly found other posts asking the same question, but no conclusive answer.
The best explanations until now are:
Mangrove nursery, coral plantations, salt harvesting or algae farms
Hey i foud this link
https://www.google.com/amp/s/picryl.com/amp/media/al-jirab-island-united-arab-emirates-persian-gulf-b19cf5
It mentions and shows an oil slick in the areas which are now dredged in a grid. Maybe it was part of an oil spill clean up.