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FCWC Inception Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning
FCWC Inception Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning

June 24, 2022

The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) held a virtual inception workshop with the Interna...

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Ghana: Marine litter a global challenge – EU Ambassador
Ghana: Marine litter a global challenge – EU Ambassador

October 2, 2019

Mrs Diana Acconcia, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, has said marine plastic littering remains a major ch...

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Gambia: Regional training on MSC fisheries standard underway
Gambia: Regional training on MSC fisheries standard underway

September 25, 2019

The Department of Parks and Wildlife Management in collaboration with RAMPAO on Monday began a five day regional trai...

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Namibia’s fisheries workers mobilize against marine mining plans
Namibia’s fisheries workers mobilize against marine minin...

September 12, 2019

Over 1,000 people, mostly fishing industry workers in Namibia’s Walvis Bay, have participated in a mass protest...

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Ghana: Coastal and marine regulations bill coming
Ghana: Coastal and marine regulations bill coming

August 15, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revealed that it is developing a Coastal and Marine Habitat Management ...

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Namibia: Fisheries Ministry, Sea Shepherd target illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities
Namibia: Fisheries Ministry, Sea Shepherd target illegal,...

August 1, 2019

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources compliance officials and Sea Shepherd, through Sea Shepherd’s vessel t...

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Sierra Leone moves to combat overfishing
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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Nigeria: ‘We have empowered more youths, women in fish production’
Nigeria: ‘We have empowered more youths, women in fish pr...

May 25, 2019

The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos, has trained about 150 youths and women in fish product...

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South Africa: Cabinet approves marine protected areas
South Africa: Cabinet approves marine protected areas

October 27, 2018

Acting Environmental Affairs Minister Derek Hanekom says a network of 20 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) will considera...

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Seychelles creates new marine protected area in the Indian Ocean
Seychelles creates new marine protected area in the India...

March 13, 2018

Seychelles wants to preserve its waters, essential according to the government to the economic development of the cou...

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