B.F.F. Booted From Gillnet Task Force, Replaced with B.C.F.A.
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ Social partner senators Mark Lizarraga and Osmany Salas have written a letter to Fisheries Administrator Beverly Wade, demanding an immediate moratorium on the issuance of permits for the use of gillnets in Belize’s waters, with a view to completely phase out the use of gillnets. In the letter, the senators tell Wade that they were alarmed when they saw countless boats, displaying Belizean registration numbers, loaded with gillnets in the vicinity of and on the Sarstoon River. The senators are asking for Wade’s full support and prompt action to lead the development and implementation of the phasing out and banning of gillnets in Belize with the participation and support of the Gillnet Task Force. The senators are not the first to speak on the negative effects of the usage of gillnets. The Belize Federation of Fishers, and OCEANA have called for a complete ban of gillnets; something that the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association says is not necessary. According to the Director, Nigel Martinez, the B.F.F. was booted from the gillnet task force and replaced by the B.C.F.A.
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