Dear Editor,
The Fisheries Department has been mandated by the Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture to investigate and when necessary take action against indiscriminate fishing activities within the inland waterways of Guyana. The Department is also working on developing a National Policy to manage and regulate the inland fishery.
The Minister of Agriculture has noted the letter from Mr. T Jadunauth concerning indiscriminate fishing activities in the West Demerara conservancy and has mandated the Fisheries Department to investigate.
The Fisheries Department on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture wishes to thank Mr. Jadunauth for relaying his concerns to us since such concerns are taken seriously. The Ministry welcomes any information on indiscriminate fishing in inland waterways and is working to address these issues with urgency.
Yours faithfully,
Vivek Joshi
Chief Fisheries Officer
