Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (centre), updating the media on developments in the conch industry at a media briefing held at his Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on March 12, 2019. Others from left are Minister without Portfolio, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, and Minister of State, Hon Floyd Green.
Minister Shaw outlines measures to curb illegal fishing
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, today (March12, 2019) outlined several measures to curb illegal fishing in Jamaican waters at a media briefing on the conch industry at his Hope Gardens offices. Outlining the reason for the extended March 1 2019 to January 31 2020 close season for the conch fishery, Minister Shaw said this was necessary because of the current depletion of Jamaica’s valuable queen conch stocks. “The depletion of the conch fishery has resulted from several factors [and} we are certain that illegal fishing is a major cause, “the...
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