{"id":15069,"date":"2024-01-04T16:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15069"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:43:32","slug":"fisheries-sector-achieves-highest-production-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/fisheries-sector-achieves-highest-production-in-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisheries Sector Achieves Highest Production in Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Fisheries industry in Guyana has recorded its highest marine production in the last five years, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This positive development was highlighted during the Ministry&#8217;s end-of-year press conference, where Minister Mustapha discussed the significant improvements in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, the fisheries sector faced challenges with severely low catches, impacting the livelihoods of fisherfolk and overall industry production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the government implemented various measures, including grants, consultations, and new interventions, to support and enhance production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of these efforts, Minister Mustapha reported substantial increases in the industry&#8217;s production in the current year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s commitment to providing necessary resources has played a crucial role in revitalizing the fisheries sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further boost production and monitor activities in the Atlantic Ocean, the Ministry of Agriculture has procured tracking devices for deployment on private boats conducting patrols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to traditional fishing, significant strides have been made in advancing the aquaculture industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initiatives such as the expanding brackish water shrimp project, cage culture, and prawn production have contributed to the diversification of the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regulatory changes are also underway, with amendments to the Fisheries Act of 2002 and the Aquaculture Framework Bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes aim to address issues related to illegal fishing and overfishing through a co-management plan, involving collaboration between the fisheries sector and the Solid Waste Management (SWM) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha expressed optimism about the continued growth of the fisheries industry, emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices and regulatory measures to ensure its long-term success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fisheries industry in Guyana has recorded its highest marine production in the last five years, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. This positive development was highlighted during the Ministry&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15071,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15069\/revisions\/15071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}