Audio: Elmina fishermen go wild over seized fishing net

Fishermen at Elmina in the Central region have expressed their disappointment at the Marine Police for seizing their fishing nets.
Chairman of Canoe Owners Association, Nana Badu told Adom News a combined team of Navy and the Police officers stormed the area Thursday afternoon to seize their nets used by the fishermen.
The Ministry has in recent months urged the fishermen to adopt healthy fishing practices to protect aquatic life especially the fingerlings who tend to be destroyed by the fishermen through the use of unauthorized fishing methods including the use of plastic nets.
But the fishermen are angry over the seizure of their fishing tools.
They describe the approach of the task force as “rambo-style” as the task force stormed the area, packed all nets into a car and drove off without listening to them.
Nana Badu said those plastic nets are what they readily get on the market thus the focus of the marine officers should be on those merchants who import such nets.
“These marine officers stormed our area yesterday and seized over four hundred fishing nets and generators. We are therefore calling on government to speak to the fishery minister to order the marine police task force not to step foot at Elmina again else we will face them boot for boot” they warned.
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