Ministry of Fisheries condemns actions, threats made by chairman of Yemen Coast Company

SANAA, Dec. 29 (YPA) – The Ministry of Fisheries condemned the actions taken by the Chairman of the Yemen Coasts Company Board, in which he threatened the leadership of the ministry to dissuade it from its role in reforming the fish sector and cutting off the manipulators of this national wealth.

In a statement obtained by Saba News Agency, the ministry said the chairman of the  Yemeni Coast Company operating in the field of fish sales in the market of Al-Balili in the capital Sana’a, rejected the national strategy for the advancement of the fish sector launched by the ministry recently.

The statement noted that the company operates the Balili fish shops illegally and is not subject to quality and safety standards in a clear manipulation and disregard for the lives of citizens.

 It denounced the threat by company officials to prevent fish from entering the capital secretariat, which would result in rising fish prices in the capital, stressing that aim is to thwart the state’s direction to reform the fish sector.

 The ministry confirmed its legal right to prosecute the manipulators and those who cause the decline of the fish sector.

E.M