Fishing Cards: A Chaotic Legacy

The issue B/987 allowed the Minister of Agro-Industry, Arvin Boolell, to portray a grim picture of the management of fishing cards under the previous government. He mentioned lagoons that are "overexploited and impoverished," and a distribution of cards that was "ad hoc," sometimes even to individuals with full-time jobs.

The figures speak for themselves: 2,546 active cards, with 1,190 issued between 2022 and 2024, and 709 just for the year 2024. The minister condemned...