Ghanaian Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has banned fishermen from going to the sea as part of a one-month closed season which starts from Thursday, July 1 to July 30, this year.
According to Ghanaweb, the ban which was enforced in partnership with the Fisheries Commission, is binding on artisanal fishing and inshore fleets, as well as industrial fleets
The fishing operators were asked by the ministry to berth at all landing sites by midnight of June 30.
In a video which has gone viral, Koomson could be seen holding a large wooden key going to a shoreline with some elders and people of Keta in the Volta Region to close the sea.
When she got to the banks of the shore, the minister pointed the key toward the sea, turned the key rightwards midair and symbolically locked the sea.
Koomson did that three times amidst cheers from the citizens present.
Watch video below:
