The government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has embarked on implementing fisheries licensing which is an international fisheries management tool that is key in regulating the sector.
Speaking to the media during a news conference on licensing of fisheries activities on the major water bodies (lakes victoria, Kyoga, Edward, George and Albert), the Minister of State for Fisheries Hellen Adoa said anyone who is not licensed will not be allowed to carry out fishing activity.
She said responsible fisheries bestow upon states the obligation to conduct fisheries licensing as a regulatory process to optimise the exploitation and utilisation of the fisheries resources.
“The purpose of conducting licensing is to promote fisheries resources sustainability through regulation of fishing capacity, entry and exit from the fisheries sector,” she said.
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