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Officials of IMO, GMA and the ministry of Transport in a group photograph<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah,\nhas tasked the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to immediately initiate a process\ntowards th"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:50:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:50:36","slug":"minister-orders-initiation-of-cta-ratification-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/17\/minister-orders-initiation-of-cta-ratification-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Orders Initiation Of CTA Ratification Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Officials of IMO, GMA and the ministry of Transport in a group photograph<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah,
\nhas tasked the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to immediately initiate a process
\ntowards the ratification of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) which seeks to
\nensure the safety of fishing vessels.<\/p>\n

According to the minister, the absence of
\nregulations within the fisheries sector has to a large extent led to poor
\nsupervision and improper management of some 125 locally registered vessels with
\nlengths of 24 metres or more.<\/p>\n

He said the situation had made the country\u2019s
\nfisheries sector which employs about 10,000 people vulnerable to the
\nexploitative and illicit practices of owners and operators which are usually
\nundetected and unpunished.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is estimated that there are about 40
\nmillion workers working on vessels in the fishing industry globally.
\nUnfortunately, about 24,000 deaths are recorded in this sector annually,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n

Mr. Asiamah was speaking at a regional seminar
\non the implementation and ratification of the 2012 CTA on implementation of the
\nprovisions of the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 relating to the 1977
\nTorremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels.<\/p>\n

The five-day seminar was organised by the
\nInternational Maritime Organisation (IMO) and GMA for participants from the
\nCentral and West African regions.<\/p>\n

It hosted participants from countries like
\nNigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Cape Verde and the
\nGambia.<\/p>\n

Other participating countries included
\nEquatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe. Ghana was represented by
\nrepresentatives from the fisheries commission, Ghana Navy, and Ghana Ports and
\nHarbour Authority (GPHA).<\/p>\n

The 2012 CTA, which was adopted by the
\nInternational Conference on the Safety of Fishing Vessels in October 2012, was
\nseen as a renewed commitment towards ensuring safety through regulation in the
\nglobal fisheries sector.<\/p>\n

So far, two African countries \u2013 Congo and South
\nAfrica \u2013 have ratified the agreement, while globally 11 states with 1413
\nvessels out of a required 22 states with at least 3600 vessels have ratified
\nthe agreement.<\/p>\n

Prior to the 2012 agreement, a variety of
\ntechnical and legal constraints led to the failure of coming into force, the
\nTorremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessel and the
\nTorremolinos Protocol, adopted in 1977 and 1993 respectively.<\/p>\n

An IMO Representative, Sandra Rita Allnutt,
\nsaid the absence of safety records in the global fisheries industry can be
\nmainly attributed to lack of a global regulatory regime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIllegal and unregulated fishing is a serious
\nissue for the global fishing sector which impacts negatively on environmental
\nconservation and sustainability and threatens livelihood of fishers who follow
\nsustainable practices,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She urged participants to lead by example in engaging the relevant authorities in their respective countries to complete the process of acceptance and its subsequent implementation.<\/p>\n

By Issah Mohammed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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