CaFGOAG, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), stated that such broad-based consultations and inclusive dialogue within the artisanal sector before, during, and after the closed season would help build trust, improve compliance, and ensure that management measures yield the intended results.

It added that it recognised the directive from the ministry to artisanal fishers to observe the traditional fishing holiday and engage in legal and responsible fishing practices, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the sector.

It noted that while the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the association was calling on all artisanal fishers, particularly canoe owners across the country, to respect and comply with the directive from the ministry, it was important that such an engagement was also carried out by the ministry.

It reminded artisanal fishers that their collective future depends on the responsible stewardship of Ghana's marine
resources.

The broad-based consultations, CaFGOAG noted, would help build trust, improve compliance, and ensure that management measures yield the intended results.
CaFGOAG assured that it remained committed to supporting sustainable fisheries management and would continue to work with the Ministry, the Fisheries Commission, and non-governmental organisations (NGOS) and civil society actors to promote legal and responsible fishing.