Ghanaian musician, Martin
King Arthur, popularly known as Kofi Kinaata has teamed up with the Ministry of
Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) and the Fisheries Commission (FC)
to promote the enforcement of the recently announced fishing closed season for
artisanal and inshore fleets.
To this effect, Kofi Kinaata has released a song
titled “Illegal Fishing (Closed Season)” which has lyrics focused on creating
awareness about the fishing closed season. The song also advocates for the
observation of the ban on fishing within the period.
Commenting on the masterpiece produced by Blaq
Keyz, the Fanti rapper expressed his delight to be involved in such an
important project. “I am fully into this and going all out to ensure the
message gets to the people who ought to hear it. I am hundred percent committed
to this campaign and also open to working with other agencies and brands to
preserve our environment as well as for human capital development, skill
development and youth empowerment”.
The fishing closed season, from 15th May to 15th
June 2019 is a step towards replenishing the depleted marine fish stock and
also key to the Fisheries Management Plan of Ghana. The closed season will
allow fish to reproduce and create an enabling environment for the juvenile
fishes to grow. Ultimately, it is to safeguard the fish reproduction process
and allow fish to spawn and multiply.
Source: Chris Koney