Ghanas Fisheries Minister Calls For Greater Transparency To Expose

By hairstyler On Nov 8, 2025

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Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels - BBC News Ghana’s minister for fisheries and aquaculture , hon. emelia arthur, has called for global action to expose the hidden profiteers behind crimes at sea, describing maritime criminality as a symptom of systemic opacity that shields true beneficiaries from accountability. speaking at a high level side event organized by the environmental justice foundation (ejf) aboard the german research. As leaders hold talks in nice, france, for the third united nations ocean conference (unoc3), the call for greater transparency in global fisheries has never been louder or more necessary. in 2021, ghana received a second eu yellow card warning from the european union regarding iuu fishing.

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Environmental Justice Foundation | Ghana’s Fisheries Minister Calls… Emelia arthur, ghana’s new fisheries and aquaculture development minister, has pledged to address accusations of high level corruption in the west african nation’s fisheries sector, a lack of transparency, and other concerns that were raised when the european union issued the country a second yellow card in 2021. Ghana’s ministry of fisheries and aquaculture development has pledged to unveil the beneficial owners of fishing vessels operating in the country’s territorial waters, as part of a broader effort to tackle illegal fishing, human rights abuses, and maritime crime.speaking at the 2025 un ocean conference held. In her first week in office, hon. arthur presented a bold vision for sustainable growth of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. In a landmark statement, hon. emelia arthur, ghana’s minister for fisheries and aquaculture, pledged her full support for the charter for fisheries transparency, stating: “i stand here fully subscribing to the global charter for fisheries, which for me is within a framework of accountability.

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Environmental Justice Foundation | Improving Transparency And… In her first week in office, hon. arthur presented a bold vision for sustainable growth of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. In a landmark statement, hon. emelia arthur, ghana’s minister for fisheries and aquaculture, pledged her full support for the charter for fisheries transparency, stating: “i stand here fully subscribing to the global charter for fisheries, which for me is within a framework of accountability. The hon. minister for fisheries and aquaculture, hon. emelia arthur, held a media engagement today, 30th july 2025, at the ministry’s conference room to address ongoing illegal practices in the fisheries sector, particularly the harmful activity of light fishing. Fiti is a global initiative that sets standards for transparent and accountable fisheries governance. the national multistakeholder group (msg), the core structure of the initiative, will oversee the implementation of fiti in ghana. Ghana has announced its commitment to join the fisheries transparency initiative (fiti), a global body that focuses on public access to information for thematic areas of marine capture fisheries.fisheries and aquaculture development minister, mavis h. Ghana’s minister for fisheries and aquaculture, emelia arthur, has called for global action to expose the hidden profiteers behind crimes at sea, describing maritime criminality as a symptom of systemic opacity that shields true beneficiaries from accountability.

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Environmental Justice Foundation | Fair Fisheries For Ghana: New… The hon. minister for fisheries and aquaculture, hon. emelia arthur, held a media engagement today, 30th july 2025, at the ministry’s conference room to address ongoing illegal practices in the fisheries sector, particularly the harmful activity of light fishing. Fiti is a global initiative that sets standards for transparent and accountable fisheries governance. the national multistakeholder group (msg), the core structure of the initiative, will oversee the implementation of fiti in ghana. Ghana has announced its commitment to join the fisheries transparency initiative (fiti), a global body that focuses on public access to information for thematic areas of marine capture fisheries.fisheries and aquaculture development minister, mavis h. Ghana’s minister for fisheries and aquaculture, emelia arthur, has called for global action to expose the hidden profiteers behind crimes at sea, describing maritime criminality as a symptom of systemic opacity that shields true beneficiaries from accountability.