ENRRI-EfD Ghana pays courtesy call on Ghana’s Former President
ENRRI-EfD Ghana on 8th September 2020 paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Former President Jerry John Rawlings at his office in Accra. Led by the Director, Prof Wisdom Akpalu, the three-member team from…
EfD Chile researchers Carlos Chávez and Jorge Dresdner designated as experts in the field of fisheries at the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) just updated its Expert List in August 2020 related to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery…
EfD Chile researcher Jorge Dresdner awarded for Outstanding Article in the journal Marine Resource Economics
On July 1st PhD Jorge Dresdner and co-authors Julio Peña-Torres, Felipe Quezada and Iván Luzardo were honoured as the winners for the 2020 Outstanding Article in Marine Resource Economics. Their…
Locating Marine Protected Areas for Turtle Conservation: Understanding Ecology and Fishers
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The Convention on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Targets include target goals of setting aside a percentage of marine areas as marine protected areas (MPAs). One purpose of marine protected areas is to protect species such as sea turtles from fishing. Fishing can accidentally catch turtles and can disrupt the turtles’ progress to the beach for laying eggs.
Webinar: "Saving the Sea from Drying" - Rescheduled
ENRRI webinar on the topic: 'Saving the Sea from Drying: Social and Economic Implications of Overfishing for Ghana' by Prof Wisdom Akpalu has been rescheduled to Wednesday 16th September, 2020…
The Economic, Social and Ecological Performance of the Industrial Trawl Fishery in Ghana: Application of the FPI’s
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To ensure that benefits from capture fisheries accrue to nationals, fisheries regulations and acts prioritize local access and harvest rights in near and distant waters within a nation’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The lack of local capital to finance industrial fishing, such as trawling, has compelled developing coastal countries’ fishermen to access foreign investment through contractual agreement such as hire-purchases.
ENRRI seminar on Ghana’s fisheries sector makes the news
Reporting on ENRRI’s seminar on the topic Capture Fisheries Management in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects – that took place on 18, August 2020 at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public…
ENRRI policy seminar urges greater collaboration between fisheries sector stakeholders
Greater collaboration between decision makers, academia and industry is the surest way to ensure the success of fisheries sector management and conservation initiatives. This was one of the main…
Seminar:Capture Fisheries Management in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects
Topic: Capture Fisheries Management in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects Date: Tuesday 18 August 2020 Time: 10:00 am Venue: GIMPA Executive Conference Centre, Accra