WebApr 12, 2024 · Ghana’s export earnings from fish and fishery products is estimated at US$60 million per annum. With a marine coastline of 550 kilometres, the fishing industry plays a major part in the livelihoods of several households and communities. Fishing is the mainstay of about 10 percent of the population. WebJan 4, 2024 · One of the worst disasters involving a Chinese vessel in Ghanaian waters took place eight months ago. On 6 May, the MV Comforter 2 sank in stormy conditions. …
How illegal fishing is destroying Ghana’s fisheries sector
WebJul 20, 2024 · There are currently about 150 fishing canoes operating at the Bortianor landing beach, according to industry experts. In Ghana, the artisanal fishing sector … Web2 hours ago · At a stakeholders’ meeting to discuss the 2024 closed season report in Accra Thursday (April 13, 2024), the sector Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, said the ministry was engaging neighbouring countries in the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) to implement the fishing closed season at the same period. She said fishery resources had been the ... asbabun nuzul surat abasa
Ghana Fisheries Profile - Agrilinks
WebGhana is reliant on the fishing industry. It brings over US$500 million into the country every year and employs over 2.7 million people. As industrial vessels pillage Ghana’s … WebOct 1, 2012 · The Ghana fishery sector increased considerably in the late 1960s, from 105,100 tons of marine fish caught in 1967 to 389,411 tons … WebApr 14, 2024 · SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. To make way for the drilling of some 15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (425 billion cubic meters) discovered off the coasts of Senegal and neighboring Mauritania in West Africa in 2015, … asbabun nuzul surah yusuf ayat 53