TIMOTHY NGNENBE & ISABELLA HACKMAN

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has resorted to the use of drones to monitor and clamp down on illegal fishing in the country’s waters.

The technology, which will be part of a robust surveillance system, will also help to track foreign vessels that are operating illegally in Ghanaian waters.

The sector Minister, Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, disclosed this at a national stakeholders’ forum held in Accra yesterday. She did not provide specific timelines for rolling out the initiative but hinted that “the ministry is likely to begin in the next few months”…

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