He continued by saying that it was crucial to assess the situation and make decisions that would lessen the difficulties faced by fisherman and that ending the season would not be in their best interests.
Anloga
According to Alberto Mario Noretti's report from Anloga, a 57-year-old local fisherman named Sassi Kudoto urged the administration to give fishermen some cash to make ends meet during the off-season.
He claimed that since fishing was his sole source of income, the closed season would be extremely difficult for him and his family.
Kudoto, who has two wives and 11 children, claimed that he and other fishermen understood the importance of giving fish enough time to reproduce unhindered, which is why they avoided going fishing at night.
He argued that there was no need to end the fishing season.
According to the size of their families, he claimed it would be appropriate for the government to take into account giving money to fishermen who would be out of work during the off-season.
However, Nelson Deynoo, 66, a fisherman at Woe, claimed that sufficient schooling had already taken place before to the beginning of the restricted season on July 1.
We understand the necessity to temporarily seal the sea because of our extensive education, and we are ready for it, he said.
Ada & Tema
According to Benjamim Xorman Glover, some fishermen who talked with the Daily Graphic in the Tema Canoe Basin protested the establishment of the limited season.
One of them, Nii Adjetey, claimed that the general economic crisis was already hurting fishermen as well as many other Ghanaians.
He pleaded with the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development to find additional sources of income to help fishing community members during the off-season; otherwise, asking them to remain home for a month would have a severe influence on their quality of life.
The Zone Four Fishermen Association members in Ada also opposed the adoption of the closed season for this year.
Joseph A. Alimo, the association's secretary, claimed that for the past three months, fishermen have not been able to go fishing because of tidal surges, which in some cases have wrecked their fishing equipment and temporarily forced them out of business.
He said that the unstable premix supply over the previous four months has had an adverse effect on their enterprises.
The Daily Graphic was informed by certain fish processors and fishmongers that the adoption of the closed season this year would put their livelihoods in danger and have a significant negative impact on their families.