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Ratify ILO convention 188 for the future of Ghana’s seas – Fishermen to govt

Stakeholders within the fishing sector have urged the government to endorse the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Fishing Labour Convention 188 (2007). President of the...

Boat accident at Ada: 7 fishermen missing

The Ada branch of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that seven fishermen are missing after two fishing boats capsized in the...

Volta fishermen advised not to cross into Togo in canoes to fish

The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service has issued a plea to Volta fishers, urging them to refrain from crossing to Togo...

3 fishermen arrested for breaching closed season directive

Three fishermen, namely Atitso Atsitsogbui, Seth Kwesi Abelia, and Agbesi Atisu, have been apprehended by Denu Police in the Volta Region for fishing during...

Fishermen accused of demanding sex before selling fish to fishmongers

President of the National Fish Processors and Traders Association (NAFPTA), Regina Solomon, has expressed concern over a disturbing trend in fishing communities across the...

Floods in Central African Republic leave fishermen stranded

Dawn is just breaking over the Central African Republic's capital Bangui as Pacome Koyeke glides his dugout canoe over the silent misty waters of...

Senegal: Fishermen fear the worst from new gas terminal

In Senegal, a new offshore gas terminal, located in the Atlantic Ocean about ten kilometres off Saint-Louis, is beginning to upset fishermen who are...

Livelihood of fisherfolk to be improved – Hawa Koomson

Fishermen will have a better way of life, according to Mavis Hawa Koomson, minister of fisheries and aquaculture development. She said that residents of various...

Volta fisher folks take delivery of 200 subsidised outboard motors

Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has distributed 200 outboard motors to fisher folks in the Volta Region. The first batch...

Anomabo fishermen empowered to gather evidence on illegal fishing activities

Fishermen in Anomabo have received smart phones for the piloting of an Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)-ICT mobile App for monitoring, documenting and reporting...

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