Blue Economy: Bawumia features plans taken to curb the degradation of the ocean
“These include a $150 million investment in the the West Africa Coastal Area (WACA) to stem the tide of coastal degradation, the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in our waters, as well as strict regulation and licensing of foreign fishing vessels,”
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday November 6 addressed the third Biennial Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment.
The event was organized in Accra by the Centre for Coastal Management – Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (CCM-ACECoR) of the University of Cape Coast and supported by the World Bank, WACA, USAID, among others.
The theme of the conference was on the “Inclusive Blue Economy in Africa”.
In discussing the Blue Economy in Ghana, Dr Bawumia spoke about the enormous benefits from the ocean to the country, including fishing and tourism and jobs, and how these gains are threatened by degradation of Ghana’s coastal landscape.
To curb the degradation of the ocean, he highligted a number of policies and interventions government is implementing.
“These include a $150 million investment in the the West Africa Coastal Area (WACA) to stem the tide of coastal degradation, the
fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in our waters, as well as strict regulation and licensing of foreign fishing vessels,” he said.
Source:3news.com
