JICA to support Yemeni fishermen to confront piracy risks

SANA'A, April 25 (Saba) - Japanese International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) voiced here on Saturday its readiness support traditional
Yemeni fishermen to confront the marine piracy risks

During their meeting with Minister of Fisheries Wealth Mohammad
Shamlan, JICA's Advisor and JICA's Projects officer said that the
Agency would support Yemeni fishermen technically and financially to
reduce piracy impacts on the fish product.

The JICA advisor said that the agency would focus on setting up
solar-powered factories for producing ice in the fishermen's
villages, training fishermen on the up-to-date ways to deal with the
fisheries wealth as well as constructing an aquaculture farm.

For his part, Shamlan praised the efforts exerted by JICA to prop up
the development process in Yemen, stressing on the necessity of
backing Yemen in combating piracy, which threatens the international
navigation routs and fishermen in the region.

Regarding the investments, the Minister invited the Japanese
companies and investors for investing in the fisheries wealth sector
in Yemen and availing from the privileges and opportunities
presented by the Yemeni investment law for all investors.

Shamlan added that the Ministry has already set an integral
investment plan illustrating the suitable locations for setting up
projects of a high economic feasibility in the fishing sector,
confirming that the plan was based on scientific studies and sea
surveys.

Moreover, the meeting reviewed the Japanese-funded projects
including the Blue Tuna aquaculture project, which is carried out by
a Japanese private company and the Aquaculture Centre in Aden
province.