According to the sector minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, education about the exercise has been extended to most fishermen.

The ministry has slated July 1 to July 31 for the 2024 closed fishing season for canoes and inshore vessels. Industrial trawlers will observe the closed season for two months, from July 1 to August 31.

Speaking to the media, Mavis Hawa Koomson indicated that the fishermen have been well-informed ahead of this year’s exercise.

“We have expanded it this year. We used to bring only a few executives but this time, we added some of the other members and the whole room was full so I believe the education has gone deeper than it has always been.

“Recently, I went to Sekondi and I told them about it and we are still sending them messages and I am also using this platform to inform them again that we should be used to the closed season by now since we know it is very beneficial to us.”