By Daily Guide Fishermen at Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, are calling on the government to provide alternative sources of livelihood for the local fishing economy. This according to them will help reduce the dependence on the dwindling fishing business. Plight of fishermen Fishermen at Axim and other coastal areas in the country, have been hit by low fish catch, low supply of premix fuel occasioned by smuggling of the product and the high cost of fishing equipment. These problems are compounded by bad fishing practices such as pair trawling, light for fishing and other chemicals for fishing. The effect of these problems have been low fish stock and polluted...
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