The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and African Development Bank (AfDB) held a capacity development workshop to support coastal African countries in effectively negotiating fisheries agreements and concessions

Fish stock assessment of Ghana's marine waters and declining catches of small pelagic fish indicate an imminent threat of stock depletion, according to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has extended support to the fishing communities in the Lake Chad Basin area, aiming to develop the economy in the region

National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) in Liberia has fined Chinese fishing company, Africa Zhong Sheng Hai, an amount of US$50,000 for reportedly smuggling fish in Liberian market

Premier Fishing and Brands Limited, one of the leading fishing companies in South Africa, has achieved a profit increase by 14 per cent and profit after tax increase by 59 per cent, said the company in its results for the interim period to 28 February 2018