The
Fisheries
Enforcement
Unit
of
the
Ministry
of
Fisheries
and
Aquaculture
Development
has
warned
to
fisherfolk
to
strictly
adhere
to
the
closed
fishing
season
exercise.
According
to
the
National
Coordinator
of
the
unit,
Commodore
Francis
Ayiteyvi
Nyarko,
his
team
has
deployed
enough
personnel
to
monitor
the
coast
to
ensure
that
no
fisherman
goes
on
a
fishing
expedition
during
this
period.
The
government
has
implemented
the
2024
closed
fishing
season
for
both
artisanal
fishermen
and
industrial
trawlers,
which
began
on
July
1.
Speaking
to
the
media,
Commodore
Ayiteyvi
Nyarko
stated
that
the
marine
police,
navy,
and
other
security
agencies
are
on
board
to
ensure
the
exercise
is
conducted
effectively.
He
warned
that
the
law
would
be
applied
against
anyone
found
breaking
the
arrangements
of
the
closed
season.
“Anybody
that
we
arrest,
we
will
hand
them
over
to
the
police
for
the
appropriate
action
to
be
taken
against
them.
The
enforcement
team
comprises
the
Marine
Police,
the
Navy,
MCS
personnel
and
then
any
other
security
personnel
that
may
be
available.
“Now
we
are
doing
this
in
close
collaboration
with
the
Navy
in
particular.
The
police
are
strongly
behind
us.
So
it
is
teamwork.
For
them
to
accept
that
this
closed
season
has
come
to
stay,
it
is
a
law
that
we
are
enforcing,
so
we
don’t
expect
them
to
do
the
things
we
don’t
want
them
to
do.”
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