Declining fish stocks: Watchdogs worry over approval of two more trawlers
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) who are working to secure safe, sustainable, and equitable fisheries in Ghana are seeking clarification on the potential authorisation of two industrial trawlers in Ghanaian waters. According to the CSOs, the concern has arisen following the circulation of a letter purportedly detailing a request by DUMA Farms and Fisheries Ltd. that the vessels SHUN FENG 906 and SHUN FENG 907 are granted licences pending approval by the Fisheries Minister and the Ghana Maritime Authority. “Collectively, we are gravely concerned at the prospect of additional capacity being added to the trawl sector, given that populations of...
