Introduction Ghana is richly endowed with natural water bodies mdash;rivers, lakes, lagoons, ponds, and streams mdash;that ...

Consultation to consider extending ban on destructive bottom trawling fishing - Governments, business leaders, scientists and campaigners are gathering for the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice on ...

Marine and fisheries stakeholders are being asked to take part in a consultation on the prohibition of destructive ...

The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and ...

Bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor – could be banned across more ...

On the opening day of a global science conference, French fishery scientist Clea Abello presented research showing that ...

The Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG) has commended the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture ...

CAMPAIGNERS accused Scottish ministers today of continuing to allow “destructive” fishing practices in protected areas. The Open Seas charity, in collaboration with Greenpeace, published a survey of ...

The southern province of Kien Giang is reinforcing strict management and oversight of the Phu Quoc Marine Protected Area (MPA ...

A ban on bottom trawling in these areas could help conserve valuable and rare marine life, and allow seabeds to recover from damage caused by destructive fishing practices. It could lead to ...

Bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor – could be banned across more vulnerable areas of English seas.The government is committed to protecting our oc ...

Defra has outlined plans to ban the practice in more Marine Protected Areas to protect rare marine animals, as well as the ...