General News of Friday, 3 January 2020Source: www.citinewsroom.comWe’re considering calls for extension of closed fishing season – Afoley QuayeGovernment says its considering extension of closed fishing seasonThe Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye says government is considering an extension of the closed fishing season. According to her, the closed season which was introduced by the government, last year had a positive impact on harvest. So, clearly, they have all embraced the concept of the closed season and now, they met with the President and informed him that they want a likely extension of the timelines for the closed season for 2020. In April last year, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture announced a nationwide closed season for fishing from May 15 to June 15, 2019. However, on May 3rd, 2019, with a few days to the start of the nationwide closed fishing season, some fishermen demanded the date be changed from May to July.

Source: GhanaWeb January 03, 2020 13:07 UTC