Liberia's Blue Economy Receives Boost With Shiprider Agreement
New Dawn
The Liberian government and the United States have fortified their longstanding partnership by signing a landmark Shiprider Agreement, aimed at protecting Liberia's waters,… Read more »
Angola Assumes Presidency of the Benguela Current Convention Commission
ANGOP
Carmen do Sacramento Neto, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Angola, is the new chairperson of the Benguela Current Commission (BCC). She assumed the rotational… Read more »
Bottom Trawling Is Scraping Oceans of Wildlife [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Bottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world's fisheries catches by weight and raise significant ecological, economic and social concerns. Given that, you'd think there would… Read more »
Swapo-Linked Firm Hit By U.S.$3m Fish Row
Namibian
Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing faces a US$3 million (about N$49 million) legal dispute after allegedly breaching a horse mackerel quota agreement involving a Democratic Republic of… Read more »
No Spillage in Fishcor Vessel Oil Transfer
Namibian
The National Fishing Corporation of Namibia says all fuel that was on board the MFV Seaflower vessel, which ran aground offshore Lüderitz, has been safely transferred to… Read more »
Minister Reaffirms Government's Actions to Secure Sustainable Marine Resources Management
ANGOP
The Minister of Tourism, Marcio Daniel, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda that Angola has implemented several initiatives to ensure the sustainable management of its marine… Read more »
Ministers Reaffirm Implementation of the Principles of the Benguela Current Convention
ANGOP
The Ministers of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Angola, South Africa and Namibia reaffirmed on Wednesday, in Luanda, the implementation of the objectives and principles of the… Read more »
Net Loss - the Hidden Cost of Protecting Ghana's Oceans
Ghanaian Times
Maame Ayorkor has sold fish from the same weathered wooden table near Jamestown harbour for 22 years. Each morning, she rises before dawn, waits for the canoes to return, and sorts… Read more »
Aquaculture in Namibia Entering New Frontier
Namibian
The entry scale of salmon farming is substantially ground-breaking and transformative, while capture fisheries have been the primary commercial fisheries in Namibia since as early… Read more »
Namibian Fishing Unions Demand Long-Term Job Security in Horse Mackerel Sector
Namibian
Wet-landed horse mackerel sector companies are under pressure to outline how they will sustain operations after a temporary policy shift opened about 700 jobs in the sector. Read more »
Kasese Fishing Communities Reject Boat Limit Directive On Lakes Edward, George
Nile Post
Fishing communities in Kasese District are raising alarm over a new government directive limiting the number of boats at each landing site to just 33, warning that the move could… Read more »
Illegal Structures On Waterways to Go - - Minister
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has warned that the government will be ruthless in dealing with persons who encroach on wetlands and… Read more »
Seychelles' Blue Bond - Turning Ocean Vision Into Action
IPS
As the world prepares for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) meeting in Samarkand next month, Seychelles' pioneering blue bond offers a compelling lesson in practical ocean… Read more »
Somalia Vows Stronger Protection for Commercial Shipping Amid Maritime Security Concerns
Shabelle
Somalia has pledged to strengthen security for commercial vessels passing along its coastline as concerns grow over the safety of key international shipping routes, officials said… Read more »
The Mystery of the Chinese Trawlers Arrested At Sea
GroundUp
Four offences seem to have been committed but only one fine was imposed by the fisheries department Read more »
