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MFMR EMPOWERS COASTAL COMMUNITIES WITH FISHING GEARS

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing continues to serve as one of the daunting challenges facing the fisheries sector in the world, especially, Sub-Saharan Africa in spite of the numerous interventions Fisheries Managers have made to curb it. As part of measures adopted to encourage Artisanal Fishers to renounce and refrain from practicing bad fishing methods in the country, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has with funds from Government, procured and distributed a large consignment of Fishing Gears to various coastal communities across the country. Sulima, Gbondapi and Bonthe in the Southern Region are some of the communities that...

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MINISTER OF FISHERIES DECLARES 1ST-30th APRIL, 2022 AS CLOSED SEASON

The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Emma Kowa Jalloh, has in a consultative meeting with key Stakeholders in the sector, declared 1st – 31st April 2022 as date for the implementation of this year’s Closed Season. Addressing participants which included members of the Artisanal Fishermen Consortium, Civil Society Organizations, Media and Sierra Leone Boats Owners Association at her Ministry’s conference hall, Youyi Building, Freetown on Friday, 25th, March, 2022, Madam Kowa Jalloh, welcomed the participants and thanked them for responding promptly to their invitation The purpose of the meeting, she said was to engage stakeholders and elicit their views...

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