Business News of Thursday, 11 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgGovernment announces closed fishing seasonplay videoElizabeth Afoley QuayeThe Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development on Wednesday announced a closed fishing season for inshore and artisanal fishers, from May 15 to June 15. Industrial trawlers would be observing the closed season from August 1 to September 30. The closed fishing season is a period fisherman are prohibited from fishing in the ocean to enable the fingerling to grow and ensure heavy catch upon resumption of fishing activities. This year's closed fishing season was demand-driven and voluntary one and therefore the fishermen were asked to provide a suitable period that they found comfortable. The Minister said although the Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625) made it mandatory for the fisheries sector to observe a closed season, it had never been implemented.

Source: GhanaWeb April 11, 2019 01:30 UTC