The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will employ and pay young people who live in the fishing communities and along the beaches to clean the beaches every day.

This is a promise contained in the NDC’s 2024 manifesto launched in Winneba, Central Region on Saturday, 24 August 2024.

Mr Mahama speaking at the launch at the University of Education (UEW) added that his future government will provide the fishermen with fishing finders to help them locate the exact locations of the fish before casting fishing nets.

Additionally, artisanal fishermen will be exempted from the close season policy.

Mr Mahama further promised that the National Women’s Bank loans will be given to the Fish Smokers Association and other organised women’s groups to disburse to their members.

He said his government will liaise with the fishermen to decide on extending the exclusive zone.

As part of the promise to fisherfolks, the NDC will complete the National Fisheries College which they started to help train fishermen and build a modernised agricultural economy driven by technology and digitalisation.