Fishing industry
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...
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...
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...
Action Plan Against Child Abuse In Fishing Launched
The Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA), has launched an action plan aimed at curbing...
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...
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...
EU Injects Over EUR2m Into Sustainable Fisheries Development
The European Union (EU) has committed more than two million Euros to the implementation of a four-year sustainable...
137 Fishermen Arrested In Accra For Illegal Fishing
A total of 137 fishermen have been arrested at Prampram in the Ningo-Prampram District in the Greater Accra Region for...
‘Fish Shortage To Hit Ghana If Chinese Fishermen Are Banned’
There will be a severe shortage of fish in Ghana if Chinese fishermen operating in Ghana’s territorial waters are...
Fisheries Minister Vows To End Illegal Fishing
Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has given the strongest indications of her commitment to...
Ghana To Outdoor Watchdog Committees To Clamp Down Illegal Fishing
Barring any unforeseeable glitch, Ghana would on Friday, May 5, 2017, make a big step forward towards fight against...
Sacrificing Fishes For Oil; A ‘galamsey’ Threat Offshore
In Ghana, virtually every part is opened for mining. As a result, 8 out of the 10 regions are currently grappling with...
Tigo Fisher’s Network Launched
The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US government funded food security project, which...
Tigo Fisher’s Network Launched
The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US government funded food security project, which...
Fisher Folk To Benefit From ‘Tigo Fishers Network Initiative’
A letter of collaboration covering the “Tigo Fishers Network Initiative,” a project aimed at providing fisher folk...
Government Moves To Address Challenges In Fishing Industry
The government is in the process of rewriting the Fisheries Act, 2002 to address key challenges in the country’s...