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Dr Isaac Okyere demonstrating the use of the clam depuration system News

16 Oct 2025

WA Shellfish Hub and Hen Mpoano Train Volta Clam Harvesters and Processors on New Depuration System

The WA Shellfish Hub has conducted a hands-on training session for clam harvesters and processors at Big Ada

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depuration system under construction News

16 Oct 2025

New Clam Depuration System by WA Shellfish Hub to Improve Seafood Safety

The WA Shellfish Hub has successfully designed, constructed and installed a clam depuration system at Big Ada, to aid rapid purging of silt from clams and improve health and safety of clam consumption in Ghana.

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News

16 Oct 2025

New Clam Depuration System by West Africa Shellfish Hub to Improve Seafood Safety

The WA Shellfish Hub has successfully designed, constructed and installed a clam depuration system at Big Ada, to aid rapid purging of silt from clams and improve health and safety of clam consumption in Ghana.

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shellfish hub rep speaking at the Bonthe shellfish festival in Sierra Leone Stories

16 Oct 2025

2025 Bonthe Oyster Festival in Sierra Leone Inspires Sustainable Mangrove and Shellfish Management

The 2025 Bonthe Oyster Festival displayed such a vibrant scene of women shellfishers keen to take charge of the management of wild-caught oysters. This is an annual festival promoting oyster consumption to stimulate an industry.

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Stories

16 Oct 2025

Sierra Leone Inspires Sustainable Mangrove and Shellfish Management at the 2025 Bonthe Oyster Festival

The 2025 Bonthe Oyster Festival displayed such a vibrant scene of women shellfishers keen to take charge of the management of wild-caught oysters. This is an annual festival promoting oyster consumption to stimulate an industry.

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Precious - a future leader in shellfisheries co-management Stories

21 May 2025

Grooming Tomorrow’s Leaders: How Precious, a Young Nigerian Woman, is Pioneering Change in West Africa’s Shellfisheries

At just 19 years old, Precious Isaiah Bassey is already charting a path toward becoming one of West Africa’s future leaders in sustainable shellfisheries management

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mangrove-seedlings News

21 May 2025

Mangrove Seedling Donation for Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Shellfish Harvesting at Narkwa Lagoon

The Densu Oyster Pickers Association has donated mangrove seedlings to the Narkwa Oyster Harvesters Association to support habitat restoration and advance co-management of the Narkwa Lagoon oysters.

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peer-learning News

28 Nov 2024

West Africa Regional Peer Exchange on Shellfisheries Management Held in Ghana

Women shellifishers from different West African countries gather in Ghana to exchange knowledge on sustainable shellfish resource use and co-management.

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News

28 Nov 2024

West Africa Regional Peer Exchange on Shellfisheries Held in Ghana

Women shellifishers from different West African countries gather in Ghana to exchange knowledge on sustainable shellfish resource use and co-management.

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