{"id":353746,"date":"2017-09-15T11:52:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T11:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=353746"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:23:20","slug":"research-vessel-arrives-nana-addo-calls-for-end-to-illegal-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/research-vessel-arrives-nana-addo-calls-for-end-to-illegal-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Research vessel arrives; Nana Addo calls for end to illegal fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo-Addo has bemoaned dwindling fish stock in the country\u2019s water bodies calling for a halt in all forms of illegal fishing activities.<\/p>\n
He said illegal methods of fishing, as well as the over-exploitation of Ghana\u2019s marine resources, cannot continue, as they threaten the very essence of the country\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n
According to President Akufo-Addo, over the years, and especially in recent times, nearly all of Ghana\u2019s marine fisheries and some inland fisheries have been over-fished.<\/p>\n
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This, he said, is buttressed by the last stock survey conducted in April 2016, which shows that sardines, the dominant fish stock, are disappearing from Ghanaian waters.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough population growth can be said to be a contributory factor, the \u2018twin-evils\u2019 of illegal fishing and the over-exploitation of our marine resources have worsened an already dire situation. This cannot continue to happen, as it threatens the very essence of our existence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Thursday at the welcoming ceremony of the new Fridtjof Nansen Fisheries Research Vessel<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to Ghana, held at the Tema Harbour.<\/p>\n