The Director of the Bureau of National Fisheries, Mr. Yevewuo Z. Subah, has called on Liberian farmers to see aquaculture as one activity in the agriculture sector that can build up the livelihood of people.
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming or fish farming, is the process of raising fish and other kinds of seafood (shrimp, oysters, etc.), much in the same way agriculture works. In the same way portions of land are sectioned off to grow certain kinds of food, portions of water bodies are sectioned off (usually using nets) for raising sea food.
Speaking to reporters at Klay Fish Hatchery on Saturday, October 10, Subah said the quality of fish on the market is presently poor owing to the fact that many people are not engaged in fishery, yet the entire population depends only on sea fish to survive.
The Fisheries Bureau Director said engaging in aquaculture will also help give time for the sea fish to multiply.
The National Fisheries Director, who toured aquaculture sites in Montserrado, Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Counties along with participants of a workshop on fishery, told reporters that Aquaculture is one lucrative venture that is new in Liberia and emphasized the need to sensitize Liberians who are financially potent to go into it.