Ministry Senior Officials Meet with GDh. Madaveli Council to Discuss Challenges Facing Fishermen

Ministry Senior Officials Meet with GDh. Madaveli Council to Address Challenges Faced by Fishermen.

Senior officials from the Ministry met with the Island Council of GDh. Madaveli to discuss key challenges affecting the local fisheremen.

The meeting was attended by State Minister,  Mohamed Mutthalib and State Minister Aminath Husain Shareef, from the Ministry. The President of the Madaveli Island Council, Mr Fiyaz Hassan, along with senior council members, also participated in the discussions.

During the meeting, the Council presented the challenges currently faced by fishermen in GDh.Madaveli. These included the need to establish an ice plant on the island to resolve the shortage of ice required for preserving the daily catch, and the necessity of repairing damaged Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) located near GDh. Madaveli.

Furthermore, the Council emphasised the importance of facilitating access to loans for fishermen to establish Refrigerated Seawater (RSW) systems, with the aim of modernizing fishing operations and improving catch quality.