FISHERMEN RECORD ENCOURAGING CATCH (MIRROR, PAGE 35)

From Rose Hayford Darko, Tema

Fisherman in Tema made some big catch, which they claimed was a good omen that things were going to change for the better after a long period of lean season in the industry.
They landed average-sized herrings and salmon among the species.
They are also hopeful that they will have a good fishing season.
Speaking to The Mirror, a Chief Fisherman, Nii Armah Kwei, said every fisherman was able to make a catch of not less than 100 crates each.
He claimed that the sea was getting cooler for the fishes, and that will enable the fishermen to make a good catch.
Nii Kwei declined to comment on the pair trawling issue, but said the leadership of the fishermen was meeting with officials of the Ministry of Fisheries over certain pertinent issues concerning the sector.
Nii Kwei noted that they hoped that the catch, which they were making, would not be short-lived.
Some interviews conducted by The Mirror revealed that over the past four years, the season had delayed, but now there was some improvement in the sector.
It was revealed that it never lasted long, but prayed that the current season will drag on for sometime.
The respondents felt the big vessels that were hindering the work of the local fishermen had been withdrawn and refuted the allegation that they also used light at sea.
An interview with an elder at the fishing harbour, Nii Attah Anum Gbegbemi, also revealed that there were over 500 canoes at the beach.
He said in the past four years, they had not had any good catch, blaming that on the pair trawling and use of light by some fishermen.
Nii Gbegbemi claimed that the introduction of scientific fishing methods would need time to catch up with the indigenous fishermen, because they had expertise in local fishing.