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flag Ghana’s industrial trawlers illegally catch juvenile fish, harming small fishers despite new protections.

flag A new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation reveals Ghana’s industrial trawlers continue harvesting large amounts of illegal bycatch, including undersized juvenile fish, leading to declining catches for 94% of artisanal fishers and falling incomes for 87%. flag Despite Ghana expanding its Inshore Exclusion Zone to 12 nautical miles, endorsing fisheries transparency pledges, and ending illegal transshipments, the EJF urges full enforcement of new laws, electronic monitoring, and stronger penalties to protect small-scale fishers and restore sustainable fisheries.

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