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European Union working to protect fish stock


European Union working to protect fish stock

September 3, 2019 at 9:47 AM

Mr Christopher Ackon, the Programmes Officer of the Infrastructure and Sustainable Development section at the European Union (EU), says the EU will continue to support sustainable management of fisheries projects in the country.

He said the EU would continue in its efforts to ensure that the fish stock are safeguarded.

Mr Ackon was speaking at the opening of a two day workshop for fifty (50) executives of the Ghana National Canoe and Fishermen Association in Western and Central Regions, inshore fishers, canoe owners and fishers from Dixcove and Anomabo, representatives from Fisheries Commission, Marine Police, Fisheries Enforcement Unit, Navy, European Union and Civil Society Organizations from the Central and Western Regions at Takoradi.

The workshop centered on stakeholder support in addressing Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing expeditions through electronic and manual recordings that conform to expected standards.

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