Unreported and unregulated fishing continues to threaten aquatic biodiversity and marine ecosystems across the region.

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A GNA Feature by Michael Pepsin Avorgah Aflao (V/R), Feb. 10, GNA– Fishing in Ghana’s Ketu South Municipality is at a critical juncture, as illegal practices, disputed policies, and weak enforcement ...

IUU fishing alone represents up to 40% of all regional catches, costing West African economies more than USD2.3 billion annually. Fisheries are no longer solely an ecological concern — they are a ...

A landmark illegal fishing case in South Africa could set a new precedent on fishing violations in the country, reports the Daily Maverick. The State vs Unathi-Wena Fishing case involves allegations ...

Conservation NGOs and commercial sardine and anchovy fisheries in South Africa have reached an out-of-court settlement agreeing to extents of fishing closures around six key African penguin breeding ...

With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate of population decline continues. To protect the bird ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Gabon has called on other African countries to step up efforts to protect marine eco ...

Small pelagic fish, generally processed, sold and eaten whole, account for three quarters of the total inland fish catch of the continent but because of their low economic value they are not given the ...

African penguins are running out of room to hunt. As industrial fishing fleets sweep through the same coastal waters, the birds are being forced into direct competition for the last dense pockets of ...

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