Recently 29 fishermen, who have their accommodation at the mouth of the river Sosúa, went to the capital of Santo Domingo.
They were invited by the Ministry of Marine and Environment to attend a course about responsible environmental management of fishing.
Fish stocks along the coasts of the Dominican Republic dramatically declined in recent years caused by pollution of the ocean and overfishing.
The coral has also been severely damaged by pollution, global warming and overfishing.
In the course, the fishermen were taught what the impact of these threats to fish stocks mean.
But also that it is a threat to the income of fishermen because they will have to go further and further on to the ocean with their small boats to catch enough fish.
Course environmental management
The course showed them solutions and tools to maintain their jobs with sustainable fisheries.
Source: Hoy.com.dom