Ghana and Vanuatu have deposited instruments of accession to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on the safety of fishing vessels ...

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 government has been unable to stop foreign trawlers from pillaging or local fishermen from using unsustainable methods to increase their catch, despite EU pressure Ghana’s poor protection of its ...

Overuse of unlawful fishing methods and poaching have caused Ghana’s fish stock to decline rapidly resulting in the West African country losing $100 million each year. Ghana’s fishing sector is said ...

Cabinet has approved the creation of Ghana's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) within the Greater Cape Three Points in the Western Region to promote sustainable fishing and enhance productivity in the ...

The country loses an estimated $200 million annually as a result of foreign fishing vessels operating illegally in the ...

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 ...

Waterways have long been a vital mode of transportation for many Ghanaian communities, providing access to schooling, work, and trade.

Fish vendor Mercy Allotey waits at the beachfront in Ghana's capital Accra for customers to buy the freshest catch brought in by the brightly-coloured dugout canoes plying the coast. The fishing ...

In order to improve the safety of fishers and fishing vessels, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has put in place, over the years, several initiatives, culminating with the adoption of the ...

Ghana has announced plans to expand the area in which small-scale fishers can operate, in response to persistent violations by industrial trawlers encroaching into this zone. The country’s inshore ...