The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission, has suspended the licenses of four industrial trawl vessels for engaging in repeated illegal fishing activities within Ghana's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The affected vessels are Meng Xin 10 (owned by Nassa Co.
Ltd.), Florence 2 (owned by Akrafi Fisheries), Long Xiang 607, and Long Xiang 608 (both owned by Wannimas Complex Co.
Ltd.), were found guilty of illegal trans-shipment, dumping of fish, and harvesting of juvenile species.