Government is not considering granting fishing licences but has a Memo-randum of Understanding with a Chinese company to undertake a study of seafood species that can be fished in the country’s deep waters without impacting on local fishermen.
So said Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday in response to concern expressed by the Guyana Human Rights Association over reports that the government may be considering licensing of Chinese fishing vessels in this country’s waters.
“The recent announcement that the Minister of Agriculture is considering licensing Chinese fishing vessels to operate in