As of Thursday, August 1, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has allowed artisanal fishermen to return to the sea.
This announcement comes after the government closed the fishing season for a month in an effort to replenish declining fish stocks.
A ceremony held at the Akplabanya Beach Site in the Greater Accra Region’s Ada West District signified the sea’s symbolic reopening to inshore and artisanal fleets.
Mavis Hawa Koomson, the minister of fisheries and aquaculture, formally opened the sea and urged everyone involved to take part in the preservation of Ghana’s marine resources.
“The closed fishing season is a strategy adopted by the ministry and the fisheries commission to aid in the recovery of over-exploited fisheries resources, rebuild depleted fish species, and reduce fishing pressure on these resources,” she said.
“I urge the people of Upper Manya in the Ada West to move forward with a renewed dedication to conserving our precious marine resources. May this season bring abundant catches and prosperity to the fisheries and aquaculture sector,” she added.
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