Fish traders in Tanjie appealing for storage facilities

Fishermen and fish vendors in Tanjie have appealed to the Government of The Gambia to help them with storage facilities for the preservation of their fishes.

Tanjie, a village in Kombo South District in the West Coast Region is a hub for fisheries businesses; however, dealers in the sector told The Voice over the weekend that they have been experiencing massive losses due to inadequate preservation facilities.

Mr. Jakaria Sowe, a Fish Vendor and a resident of Serrekunda said there difficulties dwell on the lack of storage facilities. The ice block processed by the Ice Plant cannot serve all the people which result to “big losses” in our business.

“I am appealing to the government to help us with storage facilities in order to reduce the perishing of fishes,” he said.

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VOL:1 ISSN:42 “The fisheries sector has the potential to contribute to the improvement of national food security, employment and revenue generation, poverty alleviation and foreign exchange earnings,” the Finance Minister was quoted as telling Gambians in his recent Budget speech.
Honorable Abdou Kolley added that the Government of The Gambia continues to provide fisheries infrastructure facilities, fishing related equipment and facilities for fish preservation and distribution.
On the Gambia Artisanal Fisheries Development Project, he said that works on the Banjul Fisheries Jetty are now in progress and the construction work is expected to be completed by mid 2010. Adding that following acquisition of a supplementary loan from the African Development Bank, funds are now available for the construction of the Bakoteh Fish Market and the rehabilitation of three inland fish landing sites at Bintang, Tendaba and Albreda.