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FG Distributes 300 Nets To Bayelsa Fishermen
The Federal Government
said on Monday that it distributed fishing nets to more than 300 fishermen in Bayelsa State as part of effort to enhance their economic status.
The head of Fisheries Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture in the state, Mr John Nelson, told newsmen in Yenagoa that the initiative would increase fish production in the state.
He urged individuals, state and local governments to support fish farming.
He also urged the federal and state governments to assist fishermen with outboard engines, boats, insulated containers, threads, and hooks to enable them improve their fishing activities.
Nelson said that nets, floats, marine ropes and pieces of lead were also distributed to the fishermen across the state.
In another development, Chairman, Association of Fish Farmers and Aquaculture of Nigeria, Bayelsa chapter,Mr Agwana Weneyo, appealed to the federal government to support fish farming in the state.
“I am appealing to the federal government to create a platform through the ministry of agriculture to ensure that fish farming received the needed attention,” he said.
Weneyo noted that fish farming is a lucrative business, adding that the state is endowed with conducive environment for the business.