Bernice has been in the fishing business for over 40 years, supplying fresh and processed fish and other seafood. She learned her trade from her mother and grandmother who would purchase, and process produce from fishermen, smoking, drying, or salting it before selling it.
When Bernice took over the family business, she wanted to expand. Realizing that fishermen made a significant profit from their catch, she bought a canoe and fishing gear.
 Decent Work Policy Document on Fisheries Sector Launched.A policy document aimed at promoting decent work in the fisheries sector was yesterday launched in Accra.The policy dubbed: ‘Trade Union Policy for decent work in the fishing sector of Ghana,’ seeks to promote decent work and eliminate forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking in the fisheries sector in Ghana. Learn More |
 Fisheries Commission Calls for Collaboration for Marine Conservation.The Fisheries Commission has called on Ghanaians to partner it to conserve and preserve marine species. Mr. Prince Dankwa, the Assistant Manager of the Fisheries Commission at Dangme East, who made the call, said, the partnership would help to conserve the biodiversity of the country’s marine ecosystems. Mr. Dankwa was speaking at a sensitization program for fishermen at Ada, organized by the Sharks and Rays Conservation Group, an advocacy organization. Learn More |
 Scientists Design Fish Smoking Oven Technology That Pollutes Less.Scientists at the Food Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (FRI-CSIR) and collaborators have adored a fish-smoking oven technology with high combustion that pollutes less. The improvement will provide some comfort for fish processes by reducing the high levels of smoke exposure often exceeding World Health Organization safety guidelines resulting in burning dizziness and irritation of the eye during operation.Learn More |
 Filth Takes Over Shama Apo BeachThe sanitation situation at the Shama Apo beach in the Shama District of the Western Region, which could be one of the hubs of tourism in the region, is extremely deplorable. A recent visit to the area by DAILY GUIDE revealed that the beautiful sandy beach has virtually been turned into a rubbish dump. It was also revealed that the beach has been engulfed in human excreta due to alleged open defecation and indiscriminate disposal of waste, particularly, plastic ones. Learn More |
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 Marine Protected Areas Safeguard More Than Ecology – They Bring Economic Benefits to Fisheries and Tourism.Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly about fisheries. Given the challenges in establishing MPAs, including objections from fisheries and the frequently small size and sub-optimal location of protected areas, one would expect their economic benefits to be hard to detect.Learn More How AI is Being Used to Prevent Illegal FishingLate last year, the Spanish government fined 25 Spanish-flagged fishing ships that had been operating near Argentina’s territorial waters. The financial penalties were imposed because the vessels had illegally turned off the GPS-based automatic identification systems (AIS), which were transmitting their positions. This is often a sign that a vessel is engaged in illegal fishing. “It’s estimated that illegal or unregulated fishing is as much as 20% of what’s caught,” says David Kroodsma, head of the research team at Global Fishing Watch. Learn More |
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| Marine Protected Areas Safeguard More Than Ecology – They Bring Economic Benefits to Fisheries and Tourism.Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly about fisheries. Given the challenges in establishing MPAs, including objections from fisheries and the frequently small size and sub-optimal location of protected areas, one would expect their economic benefits to be hard to detect. Learn More AI is Being Used to Prevent Illegal FishingLate last year, the Spanish government fined 25 Spanish-flagged fishing ships that had been operating near Argentina’s territorial waters. The financial penalties were imposed because the vessels had illegally turned off the GPS-based automatic identification systems (AIS), which were transmitting their positions. This is often a sign that a vessel is engaged in illegal fishing. “It’s estimated that illegal or unregulated fishing is as much as 20% of what’s caught,” says David Kroodsma, head of the research team at Global Fishing Watch. Learn More |
 Good Fisheries Management is Good Carbon Management.Climate change is causing persistent, widespread, and significant impacts on marine ecosystems which are predicted to interact and intensify. Overfishing and associated habitat degradation have put many fish populations and marine ecosystems at risk and are making the ocean more vulnerable to climate change and less capable of buffering against its effects. Learn More |
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