Tag: ‘saiko’
Ghana: Saitei – Selling our fishing rights
September 22, 2020
Saitei and Saikouare Japanese words meaning “worst” and “best”, respectively (Jisho.org). The history of Saiko fishin...
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Ghana: Journalists for Responsible Fisheries and Environm...
August 20, 2020
The Journalists for Responsible Fisheries and Environment (JRFE), has called on the government of Ghana to end the il...
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Ghana: Fishermen in WR petition the President to abolish ...
August 16, 2020
The Western Regional Branch of the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council(GNCFC) has appealed to President Nana Addo ...
Read MoreGhana: Canoe fishermen to embark on protest against ̵...
August 13, 2020
Canoe fishermen in the Western Region will on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, join their colleagues from other parts of G...
Read MoreIllegal Saiko Fishing Continues Openly In Ghana Despite G...
July 15, 2020
The illegal saiko trade continues unabated at Elmina, with an average of 11 landings a week since November 2019, when...
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Ghana: Saiko – The observers are missing
June 30, 2020
Up until the early 2000s the average Ghanaian could only have a piece of chicken as a main dish during…
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Ghana: Over 200 fishing fisherfolk losing their livelihoo...
June 13, 2020
More than 200 villages along Ghana’s coastline rely on fisheries as their primary source of income. However, Ghana’s ...
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Ghana: Save fisheries sector from the scourge of saiko – ...
June 8, 2020
The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen’s Council and eight NGOs have called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene to ...
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Ghana: Mr. President, We Call on You to Save Ghana’s Fish...
June 6, 2020
An open letter from the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen’s Council and eight NGOs has called on Ghana’s President to in...
Read MoreGhana: EJF demands urgent crackdown of Saiko
April 11, 2020
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), an international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working to protect t...
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