Shem Oirere

Uncertainty hangs over a June 2021 agreement by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to limit the total Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna catch to 401,000 metric tons (MT) after six members of the commission announced intentions to object to the resolution.

In a statement, the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) said the move by Indonesia and Oman to formally object to the agreement reached during the 25th session of the IOTC, in addition to the subsequent

Monitoring of illegal trawl fishing activities in Ghana has increasingly become a risky assignment for fisheries observers recruited by the country’s fisheries commission due to increasing incidents of bribery, threats, and abuse at sea, especially on the Chinese-owned, but Ghana-flagged industrial trawlers.

An investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) reveals observers are working in unsafe environments that make it

Cameroon, a net frozen fish importer, appears determined to woo more investments in its fish farming so as to reduce the country’s surging seafood imports.

The central African country, with a fisheries sector that accounts for up to 1.8 percent of the country’s estimated USD 35 billion (EUR 29.6 billion) economy, is leveraging on the prevailing political goodwill and conducive investment climate to expand its aquaculture sector

Nigeria Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Director Ime Umoh has identified the high cost of inputs, use of unimproved breeds in aquaculture, and need for improved access to finance as the main obstacles hampering expansion of the country’s aquaculture sub-sector.

Umoh, who spoke last week at the International Dialogue on the Transformation and Future of Aquatic Food Systems in Nigeria on behalf of Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and

Namibia’s High Court has declined to invalidate a mining license awarded to Namibian Marine Phosphate (NMP) for a proposed marine phosphate-mining project within the Benguela current marine ecosystem on the outer shelf to the south west of Walvis Bay.

Namibian fishing industry organizations, including the Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations, Namibia Hake Association, and Midwater Trawling Association, had petitioned the High

Ghana’s Fisheries Commission has issued notice to companies engaged in the country’s trawl fishing sub-sector – including operators of industrial vessels – to reapply for fishing licenses to continue fishing operations as the West African government attempts to address the challenges of dwindling stocks, illegal unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and uncontrolled access.

Ghana Fisheries Commission Executive

Samherji has laid bare some of the findings of an internal investigation into previous questionable dealings of its Namibian operations.

Samherji was alleged to have paid bribes to Namibian politicians and businessmen to gain unfair advantage and access to Namibian horse mackerel quotas.

Namibia is currently pursuing a cash-for-quota corruption case, popularly known as the “Fishrot” scandal, based on allegations made