According to the national director of Marine Resources at the Ministry of Fisheries, Victor Chilamba, the measure, which comes into force this Tuesday, July 1, and runs until the end of August, aims to guarantee the reproduction, growth and development of the species.
"This measure is fundamentally aimed at guaranteeing the reproduction, growth and development of the species, but it has a short and long-term benefit, which is why not all vessels should stop at the same time (...) and we have also had some compensation, in terms of imports, which will in a way create some balance in terms of price", said Victor Chilamba, quoted this Tuesday by Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA).
The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Cármen do Sacramento Neto, explained, in turn, that the ban on horse mackerel fishing begins this Tuesday because this is the period in which this marine species enters its breeding season.
"It is a context that Angolans are already accustomed to, it is a fishing routine that is restricted to two months (...) of pause, it is a management that all nationals know that there is this biological pause of the species", justified the minister.
António Gama, president of the Angolan Fishing Vessel Owners Association, stated, in statements to RNA, that the measure is consensual and that, despite translating into an economic sacrifice, at the end of the ban period, it should benefit everyone.
"We are going to remain under ban, it is something that costs us both financially and economically, it is a sacrifice, but when it is a sacrifice made by everyone, but later everyone will benefit from the result of this ban, so together we will comply and we will all sacrifice ourselves for the good of this resource and the economy", said the businessman.
