June 2019 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO) and Sally Frankcom (Communications Officer) participated in the national interagency working group meeting hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) in Ghana on June 12-13th 2019.
The meeting brought together representatives from the key agencies involved in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of illegal fishing. The first day focused on regional initiatives developed under the Fisheries Commission of the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) West Africa Task Force. The second day was devoted to identifying challenges in implementing the Port State Measures Agreement, and was supported by Stop Illegal Fishing, who is working with the MOFAD in Ghana as part of a GIZ funded project, commissioned by the Federal Republic of Germany, to support the implementation of the PSMA in selected African countries.
