{"id":19781,"date":"2024-05-20T16:32:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19781"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:33:12","slug":"vessel-monitoring-devices-procured-for-artisanal-fisherfolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/vessel-monitoring-devices-procured-for-artisanal-fisherfolk\/","title":{"rendered":"Vessel Monitoring Devices Procured for Artisanal Fisherfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture&#8217;s Fisheries Department has taken a significant step towards enhancing management and security standards for fisherfolk with the procurement of 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VMDs are aimed at monitoring fishing activities in real-time, with a specific focus on reducing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These devices, procured from Latitude Geospatial, represent a significant investment, with the project costing approximately 15 million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha underscored the importance of these devices in advancing the fishing industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted their role in enabling authorities to locate vessels, ensure fishers&#8217; safety, and prevent accusations of encroachment into restricted areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Minister Mustapha emphasized the collaborative nature of the initiative, urging fisherfolk to encourage others to register. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He clarified that registration was not solely for revenue collection purposes but was essential for understanding the extent of involvement in the fishing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The implementation of VMDs addresses the unpredictable nature of maritime environments, providing a modernized safety measure for fisherfolk operating at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the distribution of VMDs begins, the Ministry of Agriculture anticipates extending this initiative across the country, with the ultimate goal of equipping every vessel in Guyana with a government-provided tracking device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these advancements, Guyana&#8217;s artisanal fisherfolk can look forward to improved safety, enhanced management practices, and a more sustainable fishing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reported by Delicia Janneire for NCN News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Agriculture&#8217;s Fisheries Department has taken a significant step towards enhancing management and security standards for fisherfolk with the procurement of 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs). The VMDs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19781","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\/19781","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=19781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19783,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19781\/revisions\/19783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}