Tag Archives: FISHING

Ukerewe Mariam (30) narrates how it has been difficult to work for fishermen on a fishing island and how she endures some abusive language to earn a living. She says to work on a fishing island, one has to be strong enough. This is because most fishermen there would ask …

A Chinese fishing vessel, MV Comforter 2 has sunk in the wee hours of last Friday, May 6, 2022, along the Elmina – Takoradi marine waters. Its last known position was said to be 46 nautical miles South of Saltpond. Information gathered by Empire News indicates that 25 crew members were on …

The captain of a fishing vessel is feared dead and one observer is reported missing after the large boat sunk between the sea waters of Elmina and Takoradi. Three persons on board the vessel  

Some fishers in the Cape Coast Metropolis have condemned the politicisation of premix fuel that was collapsing the work of artisanal fishers. According to them, the short supply of the commodity, mismanagement and the sharp decline in a fish caught over the years have increased hardship in fishing communities. “Already, …

A man has survived a terrifying fight with a crocodile in a bid to save his fishing net in Mozambique. João Armando, 35, is now in hospital and at risk of having one of his hands amputated after his left arm was bitten by the giant reptile. His right leg …

A 58-YEAR-old man has died after going on a fishing expedition at Old Abofuor near Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The body of Apam Alade was found floating on the Ode stream at Old Abofuor around 6am on November 18, 2021. This was after he was declared missing on November …

  The European Union (EU) has warned that it will issue Ghana a ‘yellow card’, should the country consistently fail to tackle the menace of illegal fishing. The ‘yellow card’ is an official warning issued by the EU to its trading partners falling short of tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated …