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 Minority in Parliament has sounded the alarm over worsening conditions in Ghana’s fishing communities, accusing the ...

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 Minority in Parliament has marked this year’s Farmers’ Day with a fierce warning that Keta and other coastal communities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ghana is losing between $14.4 to $23.7 million annually due the issuance of low fishing licence fees and fines for foreign trawlers operating on its marine waters. A new report by the Environmental ...

Accra — The 2005 Budget Statement read by the new Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Kwadwo Baah Wiredu amply demonstrated the significance of the fishing industry to the Gross Domestic ...

A report and video published by the Environmental Justice Foundation describes a range of human rights abuses experienced by fisheries crew members and official observers on board industrial vessels ...

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, ...