Ghana has been experiencing drastic decline in its small pelagic fish (anchovies, sardinella, mackerel) for more than two decades. The fishing closed season, as prescribed by Section 84 of the ...

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 ...

Migration isn’t just a phenomenon of birds, fish, and mammalian behemoths; it’s a strategy that is being embraced by artisanal fishers in the Global South to tackle financial uncertainty and poverty ...

Fish vendor Mercy Allotey waits at the beachfront in Ghana's capital Accra for customers to buy the freshest catch brought in by the brightly-coloured dugout canoes plying the coast. But she complains ...

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 ...

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, has outlined an ambitious agenda to transform Ghana’s fisheries and ...

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 ...

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On a beach in western Ghana, young conservationist Eric Quayson is teaching fishermen there hand-washing protocol, a small but crucial part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghana’s ...

Overuse of unlawful fishing methods and poaching have caused Ghana’s fish stock to decline rapidly resulting in the West African country losing $100 million each year. Ghana’s fishing sector is said ...

When it comes to abuse and corruption on Chinese fishing vessels in Ghana, Bright Tsai Kweku has seen it all. He has seen Chinese crew treating local fishermen like "slaves", he says. "They beat them, ...