The Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture is yet to make any substantial progress in finalising discussions on the new regulations for the exportation of catfish, after a planned video conference last month did not happen.
Chief Fisheries Officer Denzel Roberts had explained last month that the inspection service only responded to documentation that was sent last week due to a delay that was created by the country’s federal shutdown.
He noted that they have since requested to have a teleconference by the end of the month, and then they will be able to know whether they have to submit anymore documents and how far they are from resuming exports.
However, Roberts told this newspaper last Thursday that they were unable to have the teleconference since the department was still waiting on the authority to review documentation that the department sent. He said when the authority contacts the department with enquiries, they would be able to make progress.
