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Monrovia – The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority on Friday January 20, 2023 launched the President Weah’s Lifejackets distribution project which aims at providing life jackets to fishermen across Liberia.

The launch which took place in the borough of New Kru Town on the D-Tweh football field Bushrod Island, brought together fishermen from across the country.

According to the Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) the project had a successful lifejacket launch where fishermen will for the first time in the history of Liberia will receive free lifejackets from a sitting president who has made the fisheries to gain huge attention locally and internationally.

Madam Glassco disclosed that the decision was made due to request in 2021 by fishermen during the grand launch of the outboard engines in the port city of Buchanan to President Weah for the purchase of lifejackets for their safety at sea.

Madam Glassco mentioned that President Weah being conscious of the concerns of the fishermen with regard to their safety at sea and also being cognizant of the alarming death rates, has brought in four forty-foot containers of SOLAS-recommended life jackets to be distributed to each fisherman across Liberia “one life-jacket to one fisherman”.

She described the lifejackets distribution as one of the best safety measures the CDC-led government wish to put in place for the fisherfolks.

By: David Sewarlu