Cape Coast, Sept. 16, GNA – The over-exploitation of marine resources and depletion of fisheries has become a major challenge for governments worldwide, especially in West Africa, where fishing contributes significantly to the regional economy.That is no less true in Ghana, where the government has long subsidized fishing in an effort to reduce the cost …

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The Fisheries Commission has scheduled a meeting with family members of a fishing observer who went missing two months ago. The meeting with the family of Emmanuel Essien is to brief them on major strides made so far. Emmanuel Essien was declared missing after boarding a Chinese vessel Meng Xin 15 in July this year. …

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“Very often, when they go to sea, they do not catch anything,” Mercy Allotey, a fish seller, “Our fishing is spoiled.” Overfishing has devastated the seabed in Ghana’s sea territory. The United Nations estimates that 2 million people, or 10% of the total population of this small country in West Africa, depend on this crucial …

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Chinese involvement in industrial trawling is depleting Ghana’s fish stocks and harming livelihoods, says a new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). Many West African countries rely heavily on their seas for food and income. But as the fishing industry has grown and internationalized, foreign interests have muscled their way in. China’s Hidden Fleet in …

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