The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has mentioned that the Government’s decision to restock some selected dams in the then three Northern Regions is
Ghana imports 300, 000 metric tonnes of chicken annually. This translates into five million chicken production weekly. This quantum is about 374 million dollars spent
About this investigation Meng Xin vessels have been fined at least US$90,000 for fishery offences committed in Sierra Leone and more than $270,000 in Ghana;
About this investigation This in-depth probe into the Meng Xin fleet of vessels operating in the territorial waters of Ghana was launched after several reports
55-year-old Alhaji Muntari Bature has been installed as a new Chief Butcher (Sarkin Faawa) in the Ashanti Region. The renowned butcher and Chairman of the
Investigations have begun into the disappearance of two persons in separate incidents at sea, the Marine Police in Tema have said. The missing include a
Thanks to Global Fishing Watch, a new partnership between Oceana, SkyTruth, and Google, scientists may be getting closer to figuring out how much of the world’s
Jonathan White is a retired Rear Admiral for the United States Navy and the President and CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Out of
An Industrial vessel Lu Tong Yuang Yu 956 (AF756) has been fined one million dollars for illegal unreported unregulated fishing. The vessel was discovered by
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has introduced an innovative oven for the smoking of fish that reduces the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAH, in smoked
The government has paid mobilization funds to contractors executing the 10 landing beaches projects, the Minister of Transport, Mr. Kweku Ofori Asiamah, has said. He
Climate changes affecting aquaculture are reflected by temperature changes in both water and air, particularly surface temperatures in marine conditions and other alterations in oceanographic
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
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
Southern Ghana should expect its second and minor rainy season of the year, during the middle of this month, September 2019. Mr. Michael Padi, the
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and the Effia Kwesiminstim Municipality have been hit with an outbreak of the Africa Swine Fever. The fever is suspected to have
The Ghana National Association of Cattle Farmers (GNACF) has called on the government to allow the cattle owners or the Ghana Cattle Ranching Committee (GCRC)
“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
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
10 September 2012, Rome – A new FAO publication says carefully tailored policy and institutional changes can help to unlock the livestock sector’s poverty reduction potential. “Although an
The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission has announced a ban on hunting and capturing of wild animals, which is referred to as “Close Season,”
Goats can be used to improve the livelihoods of resource poor people in the rural areas. RUDAT is organizing its pilot group of beneficiaries and
The Executive Director of the Fisheries Commission, Michael Arthur- Dadzie has said the crew of Chinese fishing vessel who were arrested, over the disappearance of
One Emmanuel Essien, a fishing observer assigned to the Meng Xin 15, a Chinese Vessel operating in Ghana, has been reported missing for about three
Mountains of Bonga fish (Sardinella) are waiting next to the road to be transported and processed by the Chinese owned Golden Lead Factory in Gunjur.
Kochi: Poultry prices may shoot up in the coming months as the industry looks to cut production to pare losses arising out of high feed
How illegal ‘saiko’ fishing is fuelling the collapse of Ghana’s fisheries Along Ghana’s 330 mile coastline, the ocean provides food and income for millions of
The world’s giant in the poultry production, the Netherlands, says, it is determined to make Ghana’s poultry production more robust and competitive in no time.
Apam, a community in the Central Region, has gained prominence in Ghanaian society as a result of its fishing activities. Fishers in this part of
The Northern Savanna Ecological Zone (NSEZ) made up of northern, upper east and upper west regions of Ghana offers an ideal and conducive environment for
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