EJF Liberia

30/07/2026

24/07/2026

🐢 In Grand Kru, we work with coastal communities to protect threatened turtle populations. This secures healthy fisheries, a thriving ocean, and their own future livelihoods.

Read more to find out more about our turtle conservation programme in our new blog: https://ejfoundation.org/news-media/supporting-coastal-communities-to-protect-sea-turtles-in-grand-kru-county-liberia

23/07/2026

🐟 Almost every day, fishmongers gather at landing sites long before fishers return from the sea. They often wait for hours in the sun and sometimes in the rain, with nowhere to sit.

Last week, Community Science Volunteers used locally available bamboo stakes to build simple benches at major landing sites in Grand Kru County, giving fishmongers a place to rest while they wait for the day's catch.

👏 We celebrate this small but meaningful change to solve local challenges. This is a positive reflection of the progress communities are making towards taking ownership of the European Union-funded Communities for Fisheries Project.

We remain committed to supporting fishing communities and Collaborative Management Associations. This work ensures the livelihoods of fishing communities in Liberia are protected and that fishers and communities are at the forefront of legal and sustainable fisheries management.

The National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority Republic of Liberia

16/07/2026

🐢 A turtle patrol update from Grand Kru County ⬇️

Last week, EJF Turtle Patrollers rescued 30 endangered hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings and released them safely back to the ocean at Chlinakalee Beach in Picnicess.

Our team is working hard to protect Liberia's turtle populations and to spread awareness about the importance of securing Liberia's marine wildlife for future generations.

We celebrate another win for marine conservation - every turtle saved brings us one step closer to a healthy ocean.

The National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority Republic of Liberia

19/06/2026

🌍 This week at the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Kenya, Liberia committed to ratifying ILO C188 and reviewing its fisheries law to make it robust, with enforceable transparency clauses.

Back home, momentum is high to realise these commitments. Ahead of the OOC, The National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority Republic of Liberia (NaFAA), under the Oceans 5-funded Creating Greater Fisheries Transparency in Liberia project, established the National C188 and Fisheries Law Review Steering Committee (NCFLRSC) to advance ratification and legal review. Steering Committee members represented at the commissioning ceremony included: the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Justice, the Law Reform Commission, the Liberia Maritime Authority, and NaFAA.

Achieving real sustainability for Liberia's fisheries starts with transparency, accountability, and action. That is why EJF remains committed to standing with Liberia to ensure legal, ethical, and sustainable fisheries for all Liberians today and for future generations.

We are grateful for the leadership of the Director General of NaFAA, Mr J. Cyrus Saygbe, Sr, in moving this process forward.

17/06/2026

🌊 We're at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya - hear more from our West Africa Regional Manager, Cephas Asare, for updates from the ground!

05/06/2026

Today, on the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, hear from the Honourable Emelia Arthur, Ghana’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Madame Catherine Chabaud, France’s Minister Delegate for the Sea and Fishery.

They spoke with EJF about how transparency is key to making progress for a safe, sustainable ocean. At the upcoming Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, countries must work together to make commitments to greater fisheries transparency.

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

🐟 "Illegal fishing is a threat on the future of our children" - President Joseph Boakai of Liberia

Today is the International Day Against Illegal Fishing. Liberia sits on vast ocean resources, yet those resources are quietly being depleted every day by illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

This is an important day to remind ourselves that the use of destructive and prohibited fishing gear, illegal harvesting of juvenile fish, targeting of unlicensed species, and suspected manipulation of vessel monitoring systems depletes fish populations, disrupts marine ecosystems, and pushes Liberia’s fisheries closer to collapse.

If these practices remain unchecked, the long-term food security and economic stability of thousands of Liberians who depend on the sea will be at risk.

Protecting the oceans and future generations matters. We stand with Liberia in the fight against illegal and unsustainable fishing.

The National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority Republic of Liberia