GFRA Conducts Community Engagement for Fish for Life Project in Selected Coastal Communities
On the 6th and 7th October 2026, the Global Fisheries and Resilience Action (GFRA), together with its implementing partner, CEWEFIA LBG, commenced community engagement activities in three coastal communities in the Central Region, namely Woarabeba, Winneba and Anomabo, as part of the opening phase of the Inclusive Artisanal Fisheries for Nutrition and Food Security in […]
GFRA Trains Tema Circle of Support as a Safe Space for Addressing Gender-Based Violence
GFRA organised a training activity for Circles of Support Members in the Tema Fishing Harbour on 15 September 2026 at the new Fish Processing Centre to strengthen their ability to identify Gender-Based Violence (GBV), its risks, and how to provide first-line support and make safe referrals. In the fisheries sector, social and economic challenges often […]
GFRA Meets with MMDAs to Review Progress in Child Labour and Trafficking prevention and Response
GFRA organized a stakeholder engagement for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) on Child Labour and Trafficking (CLaT) prevention and child protection across Ghana’s four coastal regions on 17 September 2026 in GFRA’s Conference room, to review progress in CLaT prevention and response, facilitate cross-district learning, strengthen coordination and referral mechanisms, and agree on practical […]
Fisheries Commission Inaugurates National-Level Fisheries Co-management Committees with Support from GFRA
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The inauguration of the Scientific and Technical Committee and Fisheries Management Operational Committee marks an important step in strengthening participatory, science-based and coordinated fisheries management under Ghana’s new fisheries law. ACCRA, GHANA, 15 September 2026 The Governing Board of the Fisheries Commission (FC), with support from GFRA — Global […]
GFRA Collaborates with Fisheries Ministry and Commission to Begin Assessment of Fisheries Subsidies
27 July 2026 – Ghana Fisheries and Resilience Action (GFRA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA), the Fisheries Commission (FC), and the National Premix Fuel Secretariat, commenced a baseline assessment of Ghana’s marine fisheries subsidies compliance status. The assessment is intended to generate the evidence needed to determine the extent to […]
GFRA Attends AFRIFISH-NET’s Second General Assembly in Mombasa
GFRA is attending the Second General Assembly of the Pan-African Network of nationally registered Civil Society Organizations (NCSOs) in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (AFRIFISH-NET), organised by the African Union, from 11-13 August 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya, on the theme “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems in fishing and coastal communities to Achieve […]
GFRA Convenes Greater Accra Regional Stakeholder Review of Draft Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulation
GFRA, in partnership with the Fisheries Commission (FC) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA), held the Greater Accra engagement to conduct an evidence-based review of the Draft Fisheries and Aquaculture (General) Regulations 2026, from 10 to 11 August 2026, at the Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Hall in Accra, Ghana. The two-day engagement was […]
GFRA Facilitates Historic Breakthrough on Restriction of Poli-nets in Volta Region
As part of the Seasonal Poli-Watcha Integration and Monitoring Pilot project being implemented under GFRA’s partnership with Blue Ventures, GFRA facilitated community engagements with fishers in Adina and Agavedzi to discuss the longstanding challenge associated with the use of poli fishing gear net, in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission and the Ministry of Fisheries and […]
Ghana Presents Fisheries Regulations for Stakeholder Review in Tamale
GFRA and its partners under the IEZ Enforcement and Transparency Policies Implementation (IEZET) Project are convening a two-day Northern Sector Stakeholder Review Workshop on 22–23 July 2026 at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Tamale, Northern Region. The workshop is focused on reviewing the Draft Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulations. The workshop is […]
GFRA Collaborates with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Revise the Fisheries Sector Gender Mainstreaming Strategy
To ensure Ghana’s policy frameworks keep pace and support the sector’s evolution, Global Fisheries and Resilience Action (GFRA) is collaborating with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA) to update the Ministry’s Gender Mainstreaming Strategy to fully embed gender-responsive governance into Ghana’s national blue economy. In meeting at GFRA offices on 9 July 2026, GFRA […]