The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has announced the implementation of the 2026 Closed Fishing Season for Ghana’s marine fishing fleet, in accordance with Section 47 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2025 (Act 1146). The announcement was made in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission on Tuesday in Accra, to […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs. Emelia Arthur, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening regional collaboration on ocean governance and maritime security. She made this statement on Thursday, in Accra, during a meeting with a delegation from Tanzania’s National Defence College on a strategic neighbourhood study tour. Talks […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs. Emelia Arthur, has officially launched the Inshore Exclusion Zone Enforcement and Transparency Policies Implementation (IEZET) Project, a three-year initiative aimed at strengthening fisheries governance, improving regulatory enforcement and advancing Ghana’s blue economy agenda. This was at a stakeholder engagement held on Thursday in […]

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Afisah Zakariah, has received a delegation from the Ghana Science Association (GSA) as part of preparations towards the Association’s 20th Biennial Workshop scheduled for September. She welcomed the initiative and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting the programme. Mrs […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has engaged the Royal Norwegian Embassy on the establishment of a proposed Ocean for Development Programme. The meeting held on Monday in Accra aimed at transforming the country’s marine and inland aquatic resources into drivers of sustainable growth and shared prosperity. […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has disclosed that the proposed National Blue Economy Policy will address gaps in the management of Ghana’s marine and inland resources through a coordinated approach across government institutions. Speaking at a Stakeholder Validation Workshop held on Monday in Accra, she said […]

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has called on African countries to strengthen cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture. She urged the alignment of policies and increased investment across the continent to support sustainable growth in the sector. Speaking at the 34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference […]

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, […]