BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
In order to support the fishing sector and increase the production of fish in Georgia, the export promotion Produce in Georgia agency will fund the construction of a new fishing ship, Trend reports via Georgian media.
The first three-party memorandum has already been signed between Produce in Georgia agency, TBC Leasing, and the owner of the fishing ship.
The fishing boat will be built in Trabzon, Turkey. It will be equipped with modern technologies and a fishing net designed for fishing in the Black sea for the European Anchovy.
The total investment of the project is going to be 2.15 million lari ($668,020).
Supporting the fishing sector as a segment of the maritime industry is now one of the priorities of the Produce in Georgia agency.
Produce in Georgia agency announced that fishermen rent out fishing ships from other countries because Georgian ships are in dire conditions.
"Today, we have 30 fishing ships on which under 500 fishermen and sailors are employed. Due to the relatively dysfunctional ships existing on the local market, fishermen and sailors are not able to get properly retrained either", said the agency.
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