Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels
Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels The illegal saiko trade continues unabated in ghana, with an average of 11 landings a week since november 2019, when the government and the ghana industrial trawlers association both announced they would crackdown on the trade. All industrial vessels have observers on board to monitor and report illegal fishing, yet every time a saiko boat makes port it means an industrial vessel has illegally transferred fish at.
Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels - BBC News
Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels - BBC News Illegal ‘saiko’ fishing, where industrial trawlers illegally catch and sell fish meant for local communities, is pushing ghana’s marine ecosystems to the brink of collapse. In mid november 2019, the government of ghana announced in its 2020 budget that it would stop saiko as part of efforts to save the fishing industry from collapse. Saiko is the local name for illegal fish transshipments in ghana, where industrial trawlers transfer frozen fish to specially adapted canoes out at sea. this briefing provides an overview of the current scale and impact of saiko, based on extensive quantitative and qualitative fieldwork in country. Ghana suspends licenses of four chinese trawlers for illegal fishing practices, including unauthorized transshipment and catching juvenile fish. saiko and bottom trawling by chinese trawlers are pushing ghana’s pelagic fish stocks to the brink of collapse.
Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels - BBC News
Ghana Fishing: Abuse, Corruption And Death On Chinese Vessels - BBC News Saiko is the local name for illegal fish transshipments in ghana, where industrial trawlers transfer frozen fish to specially adapted canoes out at sea. this briefing provides an overview of the current scale and impact of saiko, based on extensive quantitative and qualitative fieldwork in country. Ghana suspends licenses of four chinese trawlers for illegal fishing practices, including unauthorized transshipment and catching juvenile fish. saiko and bottom trawling by chinese trawlers are pushing ghana’s pelagic fish stocks to the brink of collapse. This policy brief examines the current state of ghana’s fishing activity, both domestic and foreign, focusing on the fleet composition, types of vessels, ownership issues, and the challenges posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated (iuu) fishing practices. The illegal saiko trade continues unabated at elmina, with an average of 11 landings a week since november 2019, when the government and the ghana industrial trawlers association both announced they would crackdown on the trade. Footage shows the illegal saiko trade, which is threatening livelihoods and food security in ghana, continues in plain sight. This study is necessitated by the paucity of research on the persistence of the saiko practice despites its illegal status in ghana and its broader effects on the livelihoods of coastal fishing communities.
Shining a Light: EJF's Investigation into the Devastating Impacts of Illegal Saiko Fishing in Ghana
Shining a Light: EJF's Investigation into the Devastating Impacts of Illegal Saiko Fishing in Ghana
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