Tag: ‘illegal
Nigeria: Navy arrests fishing trawlers for ‘illegal’ acti...
September 11, 2019
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have arrested two fishing trawlers for alleged illegal activities in Port Harcou...
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Ghana’s Fisheries Minister Calls for End of Saiko
August 29, 2019
By The Maritime Executive Ghana’s fisheries are under threat of imminent collapse as a result of “saiko,” a destructi...
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Ghana: We want to end IUU on our shores – Gomoa Fetteh fi...
August 28, 2019
Fishermen in Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region have expressed their resolve to end Illegal, Unregulated and Unreport...
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August 24, 2019
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Madam Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has refuted claims that she had ...
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Nigerian pirates allegedly kidnap Cameroonian naval officers
August 18, 2019
The Gulf of Guinea, whose coastline stretches in a huge arc from Liberia to Gabon, is notorious for piracy as…
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Ghana: Parliamentary Select Committee on agriculture comm...
August 14, 2019
Illegal ‘saiko’ fishing should be declared a national disaster for Ghana, says the Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Se...
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Nigeria wants to adopt Kenya’s strategy in bolstering mar...
August 8, 2019
The Gulf of Guinea is a hub of illegal activities resulting in tremendous threats to global trade and security. It&he...
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Benin and Liberia become party to the Port State Measures...
July 31, 2019
Benin is the latest country to become party to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the first binding internatio...
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Ghana confab of navy chiefs focuses on Gulf of Guinea piracy
July 22, 2019
From 24th to 25th July, the Ghanaian Navy will host over 10 Chiefs of Navies from across Africa at the International&...
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Sierra Leone moves to combat overfishing
June 19, 2019
In April, Sierra Leone took drastic action to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in its territo...
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