What was scheduled to be a fruitful discussion and education on the fishing industry with special focus on illegal fishing towards building a healthy and more robust industry for the good of industry players as well as consumers of fish came to a sudden end when sections of the players, particular those into light fishing refuse to be controlled.

Meanwhile, despite the setback, the Ministry has assured that they will continue to engage leaders of the various fishing groups to chart a course that promote the industry.

The Ministry of Fisheries has on various platforms drummed home it's resolve to bring sanity into activities in the sector particularly dealing with illegal fishing more importantly some of the methods employed by the fishermen that have been deemed harmful to humans including the use of DDT and carbide.

The rapid depletion of fishing stocks in the Ghanaian waters also raises another set of worry since the future of the industry does not look healthy if no drastic measures are adopted to avert the situation.

One practice known to be responsible for this is light fishing, and the Ministry has long declared its intention to ban the practice.

This notwithstanding, the Ministry continue to dialogue with the fishermen on the practice and to help them understand why light fishing has to be banned.  This is particularly so because of the level of resistance from those who are engaged in the practice who continue to thwart every step at banning light fishing.