Prohibition of fishing to begin on August 7

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The government imposed a one-month ban on all fishing activities in the country.

The ban takes effect from August 7th to September 4th of this year.

Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture at a press conference in Accra on Friday

The Minister explained that the closing season is intended for all fleets canoes, coastal boats and trawlers.

Vessels involved in tuna harvesting, however, are exempted

According to the industry minister, the vessels involved in tuna fishing operate on the high seas and they were not close to the areas reserved for fishing. other fleets.

The minister said that the month of August had been considered the season, the same period was described as the perfect perfect food production for fish to eat.

"Fish consumes food quickly, grows rapidly, and spawns, and the maximum reproductive potential is often in August each year."

According to her, the closing season would not be a unique process, adding that this would continue year after year until Ghana's fishing stock improves.

asked the fishermen to sacrifice a little to save the fishing industry and also to prevent them from complaining about the low catches.

Mrs. Afoley Quaye said that over the past two decades, the fishing industry has been in a mbadive decline. The navy was heading for "total collapse".

She said that one of the reasons Ghana was reaching this stage was the fact that governance was weak in the fisheries sector and that it was therefore necessary to save the situation in three years.

"Our fisheries governance mechanisms have not been able to match and eradicate illegal, multi-faceted, unreported and unregulated practices, such as loneliness. use of fire for fishing and the Minister noted that by continuing the policy of closing fisheries with good management practices and enforcement of fishing against illegal fishing, it was expected the landing of small pelagic fish by artisbad fisheries goes from 15,000 tonnes to 90,000 metric tonnes, and said countries such as Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea Conakry and the island from Rodriguez near Madagascar were able to spend the off season and reap more benefits.

She said that under the Fisheries Act, people who were fishing during the periods closure could be fined 500 $ 000 and that others could also have their gear seized.

Some fishers expressed dissatisfaction with the closing of the season. Some do not agree with the moment and deplore the need to secure certain types of fish for their festive occasions.

Ghana has more than 13,000 artisbad canoes, 80 Ghanaian trawlers and 300 semi-industrial boats on its waters. Although the fishery is very high, catches have been extremely low.

SOURCE: GNA