All eyes on deck as Ghana commits to 100 percent transparency

Published 2023년 3월 3일

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The Republic of Ghana has announced a commitment to 100% transparency in its industrial fisheries by 2025, making it the first West African nation to do so. This initiative will involve the use of Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS), including video cameras, remote sensors, GPS, and hard drives, on fishing vessels to monitor activities and collect data. The move is aimed at preventing illegal fishing, reducing labor abuses, and improving the sustainable management of marine resources. The government plans to test the EMS on industrial trawl vessels in 2023 and expand its use to all licensed industrial vessels by 2025, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Nature Conservancy. This commitment addresses concerns following Ghana's second yellow card warning from the European Commission for poor fisheries management.

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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 ...

Source: Fish Focus