PRESS RELEASE: Between the evenings of 26 and 28 March 2018, the owners of the Ghanaian-flagged tuna vessel, Marine 711 (AFT 28) were befuddled as to what was happening to their vessel which went fishing in Ghanaian waters near Keta. The owners had lost completely, communication by all means with the vessel, […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
A Ghanaian-flagged purse seiner has been apprehended for illegally fishing in Liberian waters. The anti-poaching group Sea Shepherd assisted the Liberian Coast Guard in the detainment, and the vessel, found with tuna catch on board, now awaits legal action. This could involve a fine of millions of dollars. The 71-meter […]
Panofi-Owned Ghanaian Seiner Faces Multi-Million Dollar Fine
The Liberian Coastguard and Sea Shepherd are becoming notorious for the use of excessive force and unconventional methods in their quest of combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in Liberian waters. Some Ghanaian fishing vessels have of late become victims of the brute force of the Liberian Coastguard and […]
IS IT PIRACY OR FISHERIES LAW ENFORCEMENT?
M/V Panofi Forerunner (AFT 95), a Ghanaian tuna vessel was intercepted by the Liberian Coast Guard and Sea Shepherd, an international marine conservation non-governmental organization (NGO) around 19.00hrs on 14 January 2018 and was escorted to the Monrovia port. Prior to the entry of Panofi Forerunner into Liberian waters, the […]
