Government not to allow for bottom trawling from March

Inshore trawl fishery will be completely prohibited on the Venezuelan coasts from March of this current year, reported on Tuesday Minister of Agriculture and Lands Elías Jaua.Last year, the practice that will be legally eradicated continued, according to the senior official. However, in less than three months, it will be completely banned. Jaua noted that they will also fight against high-sea fish smuggling with foreign ships in exchange for US dollars.He said that the government is to secure the jobs of all the fishermen engaged in trawl fishery, as well as their dependants' means of support.