The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has announced that the government has cancelled the 2025 closed fishing season for artisanal fishermen.
However, the minister maintained that the closed season will still be conducted for inshore and industrial trawlers.
She stated that the government will explore other measures to prevent the depletion of fisheries stocks and achieve the objectives behind the introduction of the closed season.
The minister made this known when she engaged some fishermen at shama in the Western Region.
“President John Dramani Mahama has stated that this year’s closed fishing season will be implemented for semi-industrial and industrial trawlers. However, the President has indicated that there will be no closed fishing season for artisanal fisherfolk this year.”
