| Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
Contrary to reports that the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture had legalized transshipment, known as “Saiko”, Corporal Agyemang Opambour, member of the Western Command Fisheries Enforcement Unit (FEU) reiterated that the practice was illegal in Ghanaian waters. He...
| Active Citizenship, Health, Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
Some fishmongers at Abandze in the Central Region have expressed concern about the increasing quantity of juvenile fish sold to them in recent times. At a forum for fishermen, fish processors and traders at Abandze, organised as part of activities to celebrate their...
| News, Oceans & Fisheries, PHEE
The Minister for Central Region, Hon. Kwamena Duncan has suggested the drawing and implementation of a “Marshall Plan” to holistically deal with socio-economic issues in coastal-fishing communities. He made this call when he addressed the closing ceremony...
| Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
Friends of the Nation (FoN) under the auspices of the FAR’ BAN BO Project funded by the European Union (EU) participated in the Grand Durbar of the Ahobaa Kese Festival of the people of Gomoa Fetteh, a coastal fishing community in Central Region. FoN used drama...
| 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...
