08 October 2008

GPS for fishing


A project on socio-economic development of the fishing community in Batroun address the improvement of safety and production at sea will be carried out during the next couple of years on the basis of a preliminary study in this regard, a statement from the embassy Italian said.
According to the bill, he said, specialized training will be provided to fishermen as most fishing vessels in the area have a minimum safety equipment, lack of radio communications, security lighting, or GPS navigation systems .

In addition, the statement said, new fishing techniques and demonstrations at sea is presented after the launch of a microcredit program to finance the equipment of fishing vessels (fishing gear and other new equipment).

The project will also work on improving the long-term production and protection of marine resources through the introduction of mechanisms for the management of fisheries with a low environmental impact.

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