Ivory Coast biological rest begins

According to the minister, for 2024, biological rest will be implemented in two main phases (A and B) in accordance with the hydrographic zones of the country and in a progressive manner. For maritime zone A, namely the Aby lagoon and that of Grand-Lahou, Sidi Touré indicated that for artisanal maritime fishing units, the complete closure is for one month, from July 1 to July 31, 2024 and the semi-industrial and industrial fishing units, the closure to all species other than tuna will extend for a period of two months from July 1 to August 31, 2024. Furthermore, tuna fishing units will be closed to this body of water from January 1 to March 13, 2024 for tuna seiner vessels fishing with Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in accordance with recommendation 23-01 of the International Commission Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). As for zone B, the closure which affects Kossou and Buyo lakes runs from September to October 31, i.e. two months. The provisional results obtained as part ...