Illegal Fishing Must Be Fought Like Galamsey – Senior Minister
Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Mafo has described illegal fishing as “galamsey on the seas” and so recommended tough measures in fighting ...
Tag: Fisheries law
Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial talks to seal a ...
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 currently under review ...
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 in New ...
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 illegalities in ...
Action Plan Against Child Abuse In Fishing Launched
The Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA), has launched an action plan aimed at curbing child labour and child ...
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 alarming proportions as the ...
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 Fisheries Resources ...
Fisheries Minister Vows To End Illegal Fishing
Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has given the strongest indications of her commitment to end illegal fishing ...
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 illegal ...
Project To Enhance Fisheries Sector Governance Launched
A four-year project which will enhance fisheries sector governance dubbed “Far Ban Bo” , has been launched by ...
Tigo Fisher’s Network Launched
The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US government funded food security project, which seeks to rebuild Ghana’s marine ...
Tigo Fisher’s Network Launched
The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US government funded food security project, which seeks to rebuild Ghana’s marine ...
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 with tailored mobile ...
ECOWAS Data Receiving Satellite In Accra To Monitor Fisheries Resources In Sub-Region
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commissioned an earth observation data receiving satellite in Accra as part ...
Trudeau Says Canada, EU Must Lead World Economy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the whole world benefited from a strong European Union and that ...
The Fishy Tale That Won’t Go!
If you ignore a problem over a long period, it becomes part of the status quo. This is what we ...
I’ll Clampdown On Light Fishing – Afoley Quaye
The Fisheries and Aquaculture minister-designate, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, has promised to protect the country’s territorial waters from illegal fishing ...
Gov’t To Allow Fishermen To ‘police’ Light Fishing
As part of efforts to combat the illegal act of light fishing, the Minister-nominee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Afoley ...