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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Usually under cover of darkness, fishing vessels take to the waters off Ghana’s coast close to Togo. Chinese-owned vessels proliferate and now appear to control Ghana’s waters and the fishing industry ...

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 ...

Twenty (20) fibreglass canoes are being distributed to fishermen along the four coastal regions of Ghana to promote sustainable fishing in the country. With the capacity to accommodate more than 15 ...

Every day Esi Akomade, a mother-of-five from Mumford in Central Ghana, heads down to the beach at 4am to purchase sardines, mackerel, and anchovies from the catch of fishermen arriving home in their ...