Business News of Wednesday, 5 February 2020Source: ghananewsagency.org2020 fishing closed season likely to be observed in July and AugustElizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture DevelopmentThe 2020 fishing closed season is likely to be observed from July to August this year instead of the May-June period observed last year, a stakeholders meeting held in Accra has suggested. The meeting was the first of the series to be hosted by the Ministry to solicit views of the fishers on the 2020 closed season. He commended the government for its perseverance and its stand to introduce the closed season and also applauded the fishermen for supporting the move and efforts at sustaining their livelihoods. Mr Ofori-Ani, said aside the closed season, other measures like closed areas and co-management should be adopted in addition to the annual closed season for a more effective result. Mr Owusu, on his part, said NFAG as the Apex fisheries body, was also prepared to support the Sector Ministry in ensuring that fisheries was done right.

Source: GhanaWeb February 04, 2020 20:48 UTC