Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy has ratified the closed season for Guyana’s seabob (shrimp) fishing in keeping with a previously established protocol between the ministry and the seabob industry.
The closed season is an annual global practice, a press release from the ministry said. It allows for various fish stocks to replenish, thereby maintaining sustainability. Under current international standards, countries require a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification for each fish stock to have sale approval in the global market place, the release stated.
The possession of the MSC implies that harvesting and management of that particular fish stock has been conducted in a sustainable manner. Guyana was successfully provided with the
