The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has appointed new council members to the Marine Resources Advisory Council.
The 12-member council, which will be responsible for advising the minister and the deputy minister on the total allowable catch of fish, as well as investigate marine-related matters, was announced by minister Inge Zaamwani yesterday.
“Some of your responsibility would be to advise us on how we can sustainably manage this resource for the benefit of the current generation, as well as the future generation,” she said.
The council appointees are Teofilus Nghitila, Hilma Shiwedha, Martha Uumati, Omu Kakujaha-Matundu, Hashali Hamukwaya, Aino-Sylvia Nsinano, Johanna Shiweda, Elly Hamunyela, Alexander Kirov, Beau Tjizoo, Jacob Penda and Joyce Mbuende.
Zaamwani said she wants advice from the council on how best the ministry can enhance the fishing industry’s contribution to the country’s economic development.
“The fishery sectors and marine resources in terms of the sixth National Development Plan have been identified as an A+, which means they have to create value, and that value will then be invested into other infrastructure,” she said.
Zaamwani said the country is at a critical stage and needs to balance between harvesting and sustainability.
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