In recent years, the Ghanaian government has committed itself to the development and restoration of fishing ports and landing sites in fourteen coastal communities, aiming to rejuvenate the fisheries sector and enhance citizens' livelihoods.

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These locations encompass Axim, Dixcove, Elmina, Winneba, Otuam, Moree, Mumford, Senya Breku, Gomoa Fetteh, Teshie, Osu, Jamestown, and Keta.

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The government reports that a majority of these projects are nearing completion, with some reaching almost 100%.

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To facilitate effective oversight and coordination of the coastal fishing ports and fish landing sites initiative, the Ministry of Transport has acquired and delivered 14 new Mitsubishi Pick-Ups to the metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies overseeing these project sites.

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During a handover ceremony in Accra, Deputy Minister of Transport Alhassan Tampuli urged the recipient administrations to utilize the vehicles prudently.

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He reassured the public that all 14 projects would be operational by the end of the year.

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“By and large, except for two or three we are 100% complete as far as all these landing beaches are concerned. There are some that we’ve notice some defects so we are asking the contractor and then the consultants to go back and rectify those ones. We are still within the defect liability period but generally we are done” he assured.

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