Nigeria, Ghana Strengthen Fisheries Cooperation, Stronger Vessel Controls

Nigeria and Ghana are moving to strengthen maritime cooperation and tighten fisheries governance across the Gulf of Guinea, with renewed focus on combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, improving vessel authorisation and strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activities.

The commitment followed a meeting held in Accra between Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, and Ghana’s Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture…