Conservationists working to protect Ghana's endangered fish
Guitarfish -- relatives of both sharks and rays -- are among the world's most threatened marine fish, red-listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Local conservationists like Issah Seidu hope the key to the survival of the threatened marine species is working with fishing communities to raise awareness and promote other ways of making a living.
Once common along the coastline of Ghana, the critically endangered guitarfish is becoming increasingly rare as years of overfishing is driving the species towards extinction.
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