President of Ghana National Inland Canoe Fishermen Council, Jacob Kabori Ageke

The National Inland Canoe Fishermen Council is prevailing on the government to consider the establishment of a dedicated Development and Research Fund to the inland fisheries sector under the new Fisheries Act.

President of the Association, Jacob Kabori Ageke, says despite the institutionalization of an Inland Fisheries Management Policy, a development fund strategically apportioned to the inland fisherfolk can help address social issues like child labour plaguing the sector while ensuring sustainability.

“Since the 1950s, the whole act is only capturing the inland habour on just harvesting fishes and management, but sustainability wasn’t added to it. In the current act, the inland management plan is there but the establishment of the development fund for research is missing. This can help address child labour issues that’s affecting the sector,” he said.

Proliferation of unregistered businesses in the aquaculture sector and unregulated inland fishing have been identified as a bane to Ghana’s fisheries industry.

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