Even with a liberalised market, it necessary for the Government to protect local fish farmers and these communities that stand to lose out in any competition with large Chinese fish imports. While fish imports would be good in the short term to deal with shortages, ultimately the imports will kill the local industry. Fish imports should be regulated in a bid to protect the local industry that employs thousands of locals who would otherwise lose their only source of livelihood. This has had the negative effect of making fish retreat further into the deep lake where fishing becomes dicey business. One way of controlling the local dwindling fish supply is to regulate the activity by say, introducing fishing seasons to ensure breeding continues without the danger of extinction of particular species.

Source: Standard Digital July 04, 2016 21:00 UTC