A group of selected officers of the Fisheries Commission of Ghana have been trained on fish health and biosecurity in Kona-Odumase in the Ashanti region.
As part of measures to combat illegal fishing activities, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development will, this year, begin deploying Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) on trawlers and tuna vessels.
The lack of public access to information in Ghana's fisheries sector is impeding transparency and threatening the sustainable management of the fisheries resources, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has said.
The Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) has expressed concern over the proliferation of foreign-owned industrial fishing vessels on Ghana’s territorial waters, contrary to regulations governing the fisheries sector.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has started a pilot deployment of an Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) on industrial trawlers as part of measures to sustain Ghana's fisheries.
Ghana has committed up to 100 per cent transparency in industrial fishing in its waters effective 2023 through an Electronic Monitoring System (EMS).
Mr Toure Sidi Tiemoko, Chairperson, 14th Conference of Ministers of the Fisheries Committee, West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), has called on sub-regional countries to protect biodiversity and aquatic wealth ...
Nana Dr. Oyeman Ofori-Ani, the Board Secretary of the Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association, has called for compliance with the international conventions and laws on fisheries.
