The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) on Tuesday said it had not allowed the use of light for fishing for three months. "The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has not taken any such decision nor made any announcement to that effect. In fact the Ministry has no power to give such directives", it said in a statement issued in Accra. It stated that in line with the Fisheries Regulations, 2010 (LI 1968) Sections 11 (1), (2) and (3), it was prohibited for any person to use any fishing method that aggregate fish either by light attraction, use of bamboo for purposes of aggregating fish or use of explosives, or any obnoxious chemicals for fishing or operate pair trawling. It is also an offence under Sections 12 (a) and (b) of LI 1968 for anyone to use un-prescribed mesh (net) sizes for fishing. The statement said it was in the interest of the citizenry to preserve the natural resources for the present generation and posterity. The Ministry said Sections 11 (1), (2) and (3) and 12 (a) and (b) of the Fisheries Regulations, 2010 (LI 1968) were still in force. "Anyone caught contravening the Fisheries Act, 2002 and Fisheries Regulations 2010 will be dealt with in accordance with the law", it added. The Ministry directed the Ghana Navy and Ghana Police Service to effect the arrest of defaulters at all times. Source: GNA