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Ministry signs agreement on fish
landing sites
Accra, March 27, GNA - The Ministry of Fisheries on Tuesday
signed a 300,000-dollar pact with Dutch-based DHV Group to
begin feasibility studies and designs for six landing sites
for fishing communities in four regions.
The Minister of Fisheries, Mrs Gladys Asmah signed for
Ghana, while Mr Ben Reeskamp initialled for his company.
The studies, which would begin in mid-April and end in
September would pave way for the first phase of the project
which includes the construction of the landing sites at Axim
in the Western Region, Tepa-Abotoase and Gyemeni in the
Volta Region, James Town in the Greater Accra Region and
Elmina in the Central Region.
The Minister of Fisheries, Mrs Gladys Asmah said after
feasibility studies and designs had been completed, the
Ministry would source funds from the Spanish Government to
start work.
She said the projects had become necessary to avoid the
hazards that fishermen had to go through during landing on
the shore.
Mrs Asmah said every landing site would have facilities such
as cold storage system, fish market, pre-mix point and ice
cans to meet international standards.
She said the second phase of the projects would be the
construction of more landing sites at Senya-Beraku in
Central Region, Dixcove in Western Region and Teshie in the
Greater Accra Region.
Mrs Asmah noted that with various diseases in the beef and
poultry sectors, fish had become a commodity sought after
and so the Ministry would make everything possible to
produce fresh fish.
Mr Ben Reeskamp, Manager Ports, Waterways and Maritime
Infrastructure of DHV Group, who would lead the team for the
studies, said the studies would help the country know the
actual situation as well as carry out environmental impact
assessment.
GNA
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