play video Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the general public against the consumption of aquatic mammals that are washed ashore. This comes after a video circulating on social media showed a gigantic whale washed ashore at Tema in the Greater Accra region on December 30, 2022. In a …
Read More »UG researchers reveal what killed fish washed ashore
Researchers at the University of Ghana (UG) have concluded that some dolphins and other species of fish were washed ashore last week due to low oxygen concentration in the waters. Preliminary investigations conducted by the Marine and Fisheries Sciences Department revealed that “most parameters required for life in the ocean …
Read More »Man’s body found washed ashore at Winneba beach
The Office of Ndaada Electoral Area is asking for the public’s help after a man’s body washed ashore at Winneba in the Central Region. The body was found off the beach by residents in the area Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The man was not wearing any clothing, and no …
Read More »Stress cause of death of fishes washed ashore – Investigations reveal
Preliminary investigations by the Fisheries Commission have revealed that the fishes which were washed ashore in some parts of the country’s coast died as a result of stress-related factors. This is according to Peter Zedah, the head of Fish Health Unit at the Fisheries Commission who spoke to Citi …
Read More »FDA deploys team to markets to prevent sale of fish washed ashore at Osu
Authorities of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have dispatched an inspection team to markets in parts of the capital, Accra following the washing ashore of some fish at the Osu Castle beach. The team has been sent to monitor the Osu Mandela market in the Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly, in …
Read More »FDA warns against consumption of washed-ashore fishes
LISTEN 6 HOURS AGO 1 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against consuming any unwholesome following reports that the fish washed ashore at the Osu Castle beach may have been sent to various markets. According to the Authority, it has also begun laboratory investigations to ascertain whether such …
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