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Nigeria:
How Pirate Attacks Cripple Fish Trawling Business in Nigeria
Vanguard, 20 April 2015
Foreigners have been accused of deliberately collapsing the local fish trawling business and illegally taking over the business. Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Fish Farmers Must Feed Fishes in the Middle of the Night'
Daily Trust, 16 April 2015
A fish farmer, Evangelist Peter Ododa, has advised fish farmers in the country to feed their fishes more when they need it. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Littoral Fish Fair - Fishermen to Receive Working Tools for Better Catch
Cameroon Tribune, 12 December 2014
Given the poor organisation of fishermen in the Littoral Region that negatively affects the quantity of catch, Littoral's Regional Delegate of the Chamber of Agriculture,… Read more »
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Africa:
African Countries Urged to Protect Ocean Resources
Ghanaian Chronicle, 28 May 2014
African governments must show more commitment to the conservation of their water resources in order to protect and preserve their contribution to future generations. The remarks… Read more »
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Africa:
Greenpeace Calls on the Government of Senegal to Reconsider the Terms of the New Fisheries Agreement With the European Union
Greenpeace, 5 May 2014
Greenpeace is concerned about the new agreement between the European Union and Senegal, and its protocol, which allow 38 EU vessels to access fisheries resources for a total… Read more »
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Senegal:
Govt, Anti-Poaching Group Unite to Fight Illegal Fishing
VOA, 2 April 2014
Billions of (US) dollars. That's how much the anti-poaching group Sea Shepherd says West Africa loses to illegal fishing each year. The region also accounts for nearly 40% of all… Read more »
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West Africa:
Illegal Fishing Hits West Africa's Stocks
Chatham House, 5 February 2014
The World Today, Volume 70, Number 1 Read more »
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Africa:
Sharp Drop in African Piracy - Are We Missing Something?
ISS, 27 January 2014
'Piracy falls to a six-year low' or 'Dramatic drop in piracy rates'... These kinds of headlines looked great splashed across a web page or newspaper cover, and it's the kind of… Read more »
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Africa:
Greenpeace Reiterates Its Support for the Arrest of the Russian Vessel Oleg Naydenov By the Senegalese Authorities for Illegal Fishing in Their Exclusive Economic Zone
Greenpeace, 23 January 2014
The Senegalese government must now clarify the circumstances in which Oleg Naydenov was released, the exact nature of the amounts paid by the Russian ship owner and the follow up… Read more »
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Ghana:
Livelihood Under Threat ... As Fishes in the Afram River Become Depleted
Ghanaian Chronicle, 9 December 2013
The Afram River has served as a major source of livelihood for many communities along its banks for years. The fish resources in the Afram river also contribute significantly to… Read more »
