‘Mother ship’ for offshore Guyana to stop ‘hundreds of millions’ lost due to illegal fishing

In 2021, the President vowed that the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) capabilities would be boosted to help monitor both the EEZ and Guyana’s land borders.

Last year, a report on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing was submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture. That report detailed that as of recent as 2021, there were about 19,000 vessel-days where non-Guyanese flagged vessels were found in the country’s EEZ.

The President also told the business persons that the government is investing heavily in its security systems so that Guyana is protected from all threats. As part of that focus, new aircraft are being invested in while officers are being trained.

He also said new scanners will be installed at the ports of entry and exit to prevent smuggling of any kind.