The scramble for gold through artisanal mining in Ghana's rivers is leaving a trail of deaths: of fish, marine life, mangroves, livelihoods, and mostly for millions of dollars laundered abroad.
While Ghana's fishing industry has long been one of its economic mainstays, riverine gold mining is changing all that.
Data from the Fisheries Commission reveals a disturbing trend of dwindling local fish production.
Total inland fish production, which refers to fish from lakes and rivers, decreased to 131,551mt in 2024 from 142,583mt in 2023.
