A committee comprising members from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) will be installed in the new week to address the controversial issuance of two new trawler licences for seabob fishing operations.
Speaking with this newspaper after he met with GATOSP virtually yesterday, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha told Stabroek News that the meeting which was postponed on two occasions achieved its objective and both parties have committed to ironing out the concerns.
He stated that the committee will be tasked with meeting regularly and will propose recommendations and solutions to key issues in the sector.
