All eyes on deck as Ghana commits to 100 percent transparency

All Eyes on Deck: The Republic of Ghana Commits to 100% Transparency on Industrial Fishing Vessels Taking the lead in fisheries transparency in West Africa, the Republic of Ghana publicly committed to ensuring 100 percent electronic monitoring in the country’s industrial fisheries. In a first for West Africa, The Republic of Ghana announced today its commitment to achieving 100 percent transparency in industrial fisheries operating within the exclusive economic zone by 2025. This goal will be reached through video cameras, remote sensors, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and hard drives installed on fishing boats, jointly known as Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS), to monitor fishing activities and collect valuable data like fishing effort, catch composition, bycatch, and human welfare. These electronic systems provide additional information to improve oversight of fishing activity and will be used by fisheries managers and the private sector to understand what species are ...