Social Accountability Project

Social Accountability Project

Friends of the Nation (FoN) launched its social accountability project in Shama on June 2, 2015. This project, supported by the French Embassy and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), seeks to increase transparency and accountability in public...
November 21 is World Fisheries Day

November 21 is World Fisheries Day

Today is World Fisheries Day and we want to use this opportunity to congratulate Ghana’s fishermen and women who are also working hard to ensure there is fish for us all. It is important to note that Ghana’s fisheries industry contributes significantly towards the...
Marine Police: A fresh approach to law enforcement

Marine Police: A fresh approach to law enforcement

“As for us, we are soldiers and we shall fight illegality by any means”. These are the very words of a naval officer during a recent training in Fisheries Regulations and Laws enforcement in which the Marine Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Navy, Ghana...
Conservation of Anlo Beach Wetlands Project

Conservation of Anlo Beach Wetlands Project

Anlo is a picturesque beach located in the Shama district of the Western Region in Ghana. Like many other wetlands in the area, the Anlo Beach wetland is threatened by degradation resulting from over-exploitation of mangrove wood for fish smoking, dumping of solid...