Aug 29, 2018 | Active Citizenship, Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
On August 28, 2018, the District Chief Executive of the Shama District Assembly, Hon. Joseph Amoah, officially opened a 3-month closed season within the lower Pra River area. Speaking at a durbar held at Anlo Beach, he admitted that, little did he know that history...
Aug 13, 2018 | Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
Over 65 High and Circuit Court Judges and Prosecutors along the coast were engaged on Fisheries Management including the Closed Season at the Law Court Complex in Accra Prof. Yankson Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Working Group (STWG) made a presentation on...
Aug 13, 2018 | Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries, Uncategorized
Friends of the Nation under the USAID – US Agency for International Development Sustainable Fisheries Management Project engaged officers from coastal Institutions and Agencies, District Police and Districts Assemblies along the entire coast line. The meeting...
May 28, 2018 | Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
In ensuring that IUU fishing within the Ghana’s fisheries sector is confronted head on, IUU Community Monitoring Groups (IUU-CMGs) and Grievance Committees in James-Town, Anomabo Kedzikope, Dixcove and Kpando-Torkor have been oriented on Illegal, Unregulated and...
May 28, 2018 | Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
As part of ensuring that the livelihoods of small holder fishers and other users of fisheries resources are improved through the VSLA model, a VSLA Community Sensitization has been organized for over 700 small holder fishers with majority being women, in five fishing...