August this year will be a closed season for artisanal, semi-industrial and industrial vessels August this year will be a closed season for artisanal, semi-industrial and industrial vessels. This is upon recommendation from the Scientific Technical Committee, which has revealed that August is the period when fish sprawn and not in November as previously observed. A Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquacultural Development Training, Ato Cudjoe announced this at a programme soliciting the support of the media in addressing problems in the fishery sector. He said all fisheries communities have agreed, with the exception of Greater Accra. GBCONLINE ---DECRYPTED---