Anomabo Fisheries College named after late President Mills 

Government says it will continue to resource the Ghana Navy and the Marine Division of the Ghana Police Service to continue to continue to enforce LI 1980, which prohibits the practice of unorthodox fishing methods in the country's territorial waters.  

Therefore, pair trawling and illegal marine activities remain unlawful.  

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur said this when he laid the foundation stone for the Anomabo Fisheries College in the Central Region.  

He said the government will continue to review the LI as and when necessary to make it more punitive.  

Vice President Amissah Arthur also named the College after Professor John Evans Atta Mills.  

The Anomabo Fisheries College was a campaign promise made by the late President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills to the Chiefs and people of Anomabo and to a large extent, the fishing communities in the country.  

True to his word, in 2011, he gave a Presidential approval for the establishment of the College. 

Consequently, the Anomabo Fisheries College Implementation Committee was set up and it worked for three years.  

The College will primarily train extensions officers for the marine and inland fisheries sub-sector.  

The trained officers will then assist artisanal fishermen to adopt improved or modern fishing practices.  

It will also run start-term proficiency course in virtually all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture for practitioners and prospective actors.  

Ministers of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sherry Ayittey, said formal education in the fisheries sector is essential for its long-term sustainability. 

Vice President Amissah-Arthur said the government since 2012 has distributed about 300 GPS based technology known as Fish Finders to fishermen to discourage the use of unapproved methods of fishing.

The Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Professor Johnson Boah, promised to ensure that the College, which is second in Africa and first of its kind in West Africa, becomes a centre of excellence. 

The first batch of students are expected to be admitted in October next year.  

GBC