Experts call for community action, stronger regulation to safeguard Ghana’s blue economy

Source: MyJoyOnline · 2026-10-19T13:57:15.000Z · Business

Participants also pointed to illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), which discharges heavy metals and silt into rivers that empty into the sea, as well as the use of banned chemicals such as DDT and re-labelled toxic agrochemicals in fishing. Other threats discussed included shoreline erosion and sea-level rise, which are sweeping away homes, heritage sites and landing beaches, and overfishing.

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