Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Ghanaian fisheries observers are bribed, threatened and abused at sea, EJF investigations have revealed.

Interviewees reported violent incidents such as a captain threatening to hit an observer with a metal bar when he was found trying to preserve evidence of illegal fishing. In another case a captain threatened an observer with a knife when he tried to prevent juvenile fish from being dumped at sea.

Action is urgently needed to ensure the safety of these individuals, to curb illegal fishing, and to safeguard coastal livelihoods and the food security of the nation.

Learn more about EJF's investigation here: ejfoundation.org/news-media/fisheries-observers-risk-violence-on-chinese-owned-trawlers-fishing-in-ghana

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