Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development

Govt Reopens Sea For Artisanal Fishers After Month-Long Closure
02 Aug

Govt Reopens Sea For Artisanal Fishers After Month-Long Closure

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The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has reopened the sea to artisanal fishers as of Thursday, August 1. This decision follows a month-long closure of the fishing season as a government measure aimed at restoring depleting fish stocks. A ceremony at the Akplabanya Beach Site in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region symbolically marked the reopening of the sea for artisanal and inshore fleets. The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson, officially declared the sea open and called on all stakeholders to engage in the conservation of Ghana’s marine resources. “The closed fishing…
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Fight Against IUU Fishing Requires US$2.5 Million – Fisheries Ministry
10 Mar

Fight Against IUU Fishing Requires US$2.5 Million – Fisheries Ministry

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The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has disclosed that an estimated amount of US$2.5million is needed to fully tackle and bring an end to the menace of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in the country’s waters. Fisheries Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson was speaking during a plenary session at the 2023 Ocean Conference in Panama, and said: “MoFAD is committed to ensuring that 100 percent of industrial vessels licenced to fish in Ghana’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) deploys electronic monitoring systems, including the use of cameras to monitor and document activities taking place on vessels. “We estimate an…
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