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Ghana sees major improvements with Vessel Viewer

  Shamira Abdulai provides a demonstration of Vessel Viewer to participants during an interagency workshop in Ghana. Copyright: © 2024 TMT Ghana, like many West African countries, has long faced challenges with fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance. The entire region has a longstanding vulnerability to being used as a landing or transit point in the

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Global Fishing Watch and Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission forge partnership in fight against illegal fishing

The two organizations will leverage ‘cutting-edge technology’ to accelerate ocean sustainability efforts in Central Africa LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance, and the Gulf of Guinea Regional Fisheries Commission (COREP), an intergovernmental body comprising 11 African nations, today launched a new strategic partnership aimed at addressing

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Global Fishing Watch Commends Senegal’s Publication of Fishing Vessel List

  Program manager for West and Central Africa, Dame Mboup, applauds Senegalese Ministry’s latest move towards greater transparency. But, he adds, more can still be done. DAKAR, Senegal – The Government of Senegal’s decision to publish the list of vessels authorized to fish in its national waters is a welcome and much-needed measure towards a

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