Ghana’s poor protection of its fishing resources is hurting small-scale fishermen and is causing disputes with the country’s major trade partners. Law no dey [there is no law] While the government has ...

Ghana is considering marine culture- fish farming in the sea and community-based commercial fish farming to boost local fish ...

Since 2018, Ghana has appointed fisheries observers on board all industrial trawlers operating under the Ghanaian flag. Their job is to collect data on fishing activities and report on illegal ...

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has reaffirmed Ghana 39;s commitment to implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), disclosing that the country has made ...

Ghana has adopted a new fisheries act that introduces a series of regulations aimed at restoring severely depleted pelagic fish stocks and tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The fisheries sector is an important part of not only Ghana’s economy, but culture as well. There are generations of fishermen and women who process and sell fish. There are communities built solely ...

The Fisheries Commission says with the help of the European Union, it is strategizing to address Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in Ghana’s territorial waters. Deputy Director of ...

Ghana's coastline stretches 550 kilometers, brimming with untapped economic potential. Yet, for decades, our marine economy has been narrowly focused on fishing - a sector now in crisis due to ...

Ghana’s fishing sector is said to add about $1 billion to government revenues annually and provides livelihood to about 10 per cent of Ghanaians covering about 4 million fishers and their dependents.

Demolition of Accra’s iconic James Town fishing community began late last month, to construct a China-funded multi-million-dollar fishing harbor. Local authorities pulled down over 300 temporary and ...