The Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources has promised to revolutionise the fisheries sector and make it attractive for young people.
James Gomez, who is also the Minister responsible for National Assembly matters, made the statement after observing that the fishing potentials in Gambia are unutilized, The Daily Observer reported.
He said his ministry will do everything possible to boost the sector so as to enable young people to venture into the fishing industry.
The minister made these remarks on his visit to the Banjul Fishing Jetty site in the capital as part of his familiarization tour of institutions under his purview.
During the tour, accompanied by top officials of his ministry, Gomez pointed out: We are going to work closely to ensure that any issues affecting the Jetty is addressed. We want more landings in the Banjul Jetty so that we can contribute immensely towards national development crusade.
According to him, the Barrow government aims to ensure that the Fisheries sector is also like the Tourism sector and that they are going to work towards achieving those aims.
For his part, the General Manager Buba HMM Njie, who received him at the site, spoke highly of the importance of the Minister’s tour because it gave them the opportunity to speak to him directly.
We are working tirelessly in ensuring that more vessels come to the Banjul jetty, he concluded.
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