The government has launched a three-year project to strengthen compliance with the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies as part of efforts to protect marine resources and improve fisheries governance. The project was launched on Monday at a meeting in Accra organised by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), disclosing that the country has made progress in submitting its FiTI implementing country application. She made this statement on Tuesday at the Regional Workshop on Advancing FiTI Implementations in Anglophone […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has described the granting of Ghana’s first-ever mariculture licence as a bold step towards diversifying the country’s blue economy in a sustainable and responsible manner. She said this on Monday when presenting a Provisional Licence to Gold Coast Mariculture Limited on […]

The government has stated its commitment to protecting the rights and Livelihoods of Rural Fishers to ensure the growth of the aquaculture industry. Speaking on behalf of the Fisheries Minister in a meeting with the United Nations Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has launched a six-day nationwide tour of inland fisheries communities, signalling a firm policy direction that public investments must deliver measurable results or be fixed, replaced, or decommissioned. The tour, which began in the Dangme East Zone of the Greater Accra […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to address the concerns of fisherfolk and ensure that interventions within the fisheries sector are responsive to the real needs of fishing communities across Ghana. She made this declaration during a working visit to Buipe in […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has announced that construction of a modern fish market in Dambai, Oti Region, will commence within the next two months. She announced this on Thursday during an official working visit to Dambai, as part of her ongoing nationwide inland fisheries tour […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has asserted that Ghana’s partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation has supported fisheries management, aquaculture development and efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. She said the collaboration has strengthened monitoring, control and surveillance systems, improved transparency and enhanced […]

Ghana has declared the Greater Cape Three Points as its first Marine Protected Area, marking a new phase in efforts to protect the country’s marine environment. The announcement was made on Tuesday at a ceremony in Busua in the Western Region by Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. Speaking at the […]

The University of Ghana School of Law, in collaboration with the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences and the Norway Centre for the Law of the Sea, briefed the Minister on a four-year ocean governance programme, as the initiative enters a final six-month extension before closing out. In the meeting, […]