Ghanaian Government Has Banned Unregulated Fishing Methods.
The declaration came some few days after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo called for an end to illegal fishing methods and the over-exploitation of the countrys marine resource, saying the two cannot continue as they threaten the very essence of the countrys existence.
Over the years, and especially in recent times, nearly all of Ghanas marine fisheries and some inland fisheries have been overfished.
Although population growth can be said to be a contributory factor, the "twin-evils" of illegal fishing and the over-exploitation of marine resources have worsened the already dire situation.
The Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo on Thursday told Ghana News Agency, there had been emphasis on voluntary compliance of the fishery laws but regretfully, most of the fisher folks had failed to heed to the call, giving way to increase in illicit fishing methods coupled with its economic and health implications.
He also call on stakeholders to partner with the government to fight illegal fishing to ensure sustainable development of the fishing industry which is important to the national economy as it provided direct and indirect support for over two million people in Ghana.
Ghana, which consumes over 950,000 metric tons of fish annually, currently imports over 60 percent of its fish.
The West African country imported 135 million dollars worth of fish due to the reduction in its fish stock, in 2016.
The declaration came some few days after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo called for an end to illegal fishing methods and the over-exploitation of the countrys marine resource, saying the two cannot continue as they threaten the very essence of the countrys existence.
Over the years, and especially in recent times, nearly all of Ghanas marine fisheries and some inland fisheries have been overfished.
Although population growth can be said to be a contributory factor, the "twin-evils" of illegal fishing and the over-exploitation of marine resources have worsened the already dire situation.
The Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo on Thursday told Ghana News Agency, there had been emphasis on voluntary compliance of the fishery laws but regretfully, most of the fisher folks had failed to heed to the call, giving way to increase in illicit fishing methods coupled with its economic and health implications.
He also call on stakeholders to partner with the government to fight illegal fishing to ensure sustainable development of the fishing industry which is important to the national economy as it provided direct and indirect support for over two million people in Ghana.
Ghana, which consumes over 950,000 metric tons of fish annually, currently imports over 60 percent of its fish.
The West African country imported 135 million dollars worth of fish due to the reduction in its fish stock, in 2016.
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