The Director Normal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Dr Brice Didier Celce Koumba Mabert introduced Thursday night the lifting of the ban on fishing within the Komo Estuary taken since mid-March.
« By determination of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, as of right now, fishing and aquaculture actions are open once more », declares the press launch which specifies that “ landings will happen solely at CAPAL (Assist middle for artisanal fishing in Libreville, editor’s observe).
Fishing had been suspended within the Komo Estuary following the suspicious deaths of a number of species of fish.
Based on the press launch, the analyzes carried out on the fish corpses don’t make it attainable to determine that the “ Fish mortality is because of a viral, bacterial or chemical pathogen. The shortage of oxygen within the water might clarify this occasional mortality “. The opposite indicators noticed can’t justify an enormous demise of fish, added Mr. Koumba Mabert.
The interval of excessive fish mortality corresponded to a serious heatwave and an distinctive rise in sea water ranges.
In the course of the two months of suspension of fishing, Libreville skilled a relative scarcity of fish. The Komo Estuary and its tributaries impacted by the choice are the principle fishing zones which provide the capital.
Mr. Koumba Mabert not too long ago instructed Gabonactu.com that the fish consumed in Libreville in the course of the ban interval primarily got here from Port-Gentil, the financial capital. Round 2 tonnes of fish had been landed in Libreville each two days from Port-Gentil.
Carl Nsitou
2024-05-17 00:14:19
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