The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has announced the termination of fishing licences for four industrial trawlers that repeatedly violated the country’s fisheries regulations. Speaking during her turn at the Government’s Accountability Series on Wednesday, August 6, the Minister said the action forms part of broader efforts to promote sustainable and responsible […]
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Ghana faces EU ban on fish importation if space not sanitised
Ghana risk a European Union (EU) ban on fish importation if the country does not take the necessary steps to sanitise its fishing space. Already, the country has received two yellow cards from the EU -one in 2013 and another in 2021- and should the problem persist by 2026, the country will receive a red […]
Chinese captains abusing Ghanaians on fishing vessels – EJF’s report
A new report by a UK-based environment and fisheries resources management non-governmental organisation (NGO), Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), suggests that Ghanaian crew members on board fishing vessels on the country’s waters often experience frequent physical abuse from Chinese captains and officers who man such vessels. The report, titled: “Fear, Hunger and Violence” takes a detailed […]
Oil exploration affecting fisheries sector —Oilwatch Ghana
A research conducted by the Oilwatch Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organisation, has called for a national conversation on the effects of oil exploration on fishing, and to find solutions to its existing and potential challenges. The research recognised that although both the oil and fisheries sectors are critical to the country’s socio-economic development, oil exploration […]
Closed Season Policy: support us to preserve the fishing industry-Gov’t begs fisherfolk
The Minister of Fisheries, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has called on stakeholders in the fishing industry to support the close season policy the ministry is introducing so as to safeguard the fish stocks in the country. She said the closed season is not meant to deprive fisher folk of their livelihoods or bring untold hardship to […]