Fishing
Fisheries Commission Destroys Illegal Fishing Nets Worth GHc3m
As part of efforts to address the canker of illegal fishing methods and discourage the use of illegal fishing nets on...
Thai Seafood Giant Commits To Major Fishing Reforms
Thai Union, one of the world's largest seafood conglomerates, said Tuesday it will overhaul its fishing practices to...
UNESCO Keeps Great Barrier Reef Off ‘in Danger’ List
UNESCO said Thursday its World Heritage Committee (WHC) had decided not to place the Great Barrier Reef on its list of...
Global Coral Bleaching May Be Ending, US Agency Says
Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the...
Ngyeresia Fishermen Want Light Sea-Fishing Banned At Once
Nana Kwesi Ackon, the Chief Fisherman of Ngyeresia, a fishing community near Sekondi, has appealed to government to...
New Law For Fisheries Industry In 2018 – Minister
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has said that Ghana’s fishing law is...
Countries and Groups Commit To Halt Ocean Degradation
More than 600 commitments have been received at the Ocean Conference underway at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters...
Chief Fishermen Growl For Powers To Fight Illegal Fishing
Fishermen along the country’s coastal zones have called on government to restore their authority to enable them fight...
Chemical Cocktail Found In Barrier Reef Turtles
Human medicines and household substances have been discovered in the blood of green turtles in Australia's Great...
Action Plan Against Child Abuse In Fishing Launched
The Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA), has launched an action plan aimed at curbing...
Chiefs Invoke Curses On Fishermen
The Chiefs in the Edina Traditional Area in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality have bemoaned the high rate of...
Deadly! Fishermen Resort To Illegal Fishing Methods Just As Their Chinese Counterparts
Some fisher folks in Western Region have vowed not to give up light fishing and the use of dynamite and other illegal...
Fishermen Resort To Illegal Fishing Methods Just As Their Chinese Counterparts
Some fisher folks in Western Region have vowed not to give up light fishing and the use of dynamite and other illegal...
Elmina Gets $7.48m Fish Processing Plant
A $7.48 million turnkey fish processing plant has been commissioned at Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abram (KEEA)...
Western Region Fishermen Defy Order On Illegal Fishing
Illegal fishing activities continue to impact Ghana’s fishing industry. The development is reported to have reached...
Government Must Monitor Safety of Fishes
Nana Kwesi Duncan I, the Chief Fisherman of Marine Park Elimina in the Central Region, has urged the government to...
Local Firm Takes Over Elmina Fish Processing Plant
The Elmina Fish Processing Plant has been officially handed over to a Ghanaian management firm, Raphael Spectrum...
Fishmongers Asked To Adopt Hygienic Fish Smoking Methods
Fish processors and traders in the Western Region, have been called upon to adopt hygienic smoking and processing...
Irate Fishermen Disrupt Meeting On Illegal Fishing In Accra
Some irate fishermen in the Greater Accra Region last Saturday besieged the Civil Service Training Centre at...