Liberia Maritime Authority and the Ministry of Agriculture signed a Communique

The Liberia Maritime Authority and the Ministry of Agriculture signed a Communique to collaborate and cooperate for the effective imlementation of both parties' statutory mandates on Thursday, April 13, 2017 .

Dr. Moses Zinnah, Minister of Agriculture signed on behalf of his Ministry while Dr. James F. Kollie, Jr., Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority signed on behalf of the Authority. The signing ceremony took place in the conference room of the Liberia Maritime Authority. It was attended by members of the press and senior members of staff of the two entities.

According to the document, the LMA and the BNF will jointly inspect and monitor all Liberian registered fishing and fishing-related vessels through a long range identification and tracking system, which is meant to enhance better collaboration between the two institutions on how to tackle the inspection and monitoring challenges of fishing vessels.