About 85 Landing beaches closed down in Volta Region for failing to meet standards.

More than 85 landing beaches in the Volta Region have been closed down after failing to meet standards in an audit exercise by the National Premix Committed.  

About 29 of the landing beaches are located in the coastal areas of the region, while the others are in nine districts lying along the Volta River. 

The Committee is conducting the exercise at all landing beaches across the country in an effort to streamline the supply of premix fuel to fishermen in only approved landing beaches.  Members of the committee believe that after the exercise, the supply of premix fuel will reduce from 220 truck loads a week to about 180 truckloads.  

This means the volume of the product will also reduce from two point 97 million litres to about two point 43 million litres.  A truckload of premix is fuel about 13 thousand 500 litres.  

The Minister of fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mrs. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, who inaugurated a Regional Premix Coordinating Body for the Greater Accra Region in Accra, said the move formed part of reforms by the ministry to halt the diversion of premix fuel meant for artisanal fishermen.

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