Two Years of Uncertainty for Family of Missing Ghanaian Fisheries Observer
It has been two years since Samuel Abayateye, a Ghanaian fisheries observer, went missing from the fishing boat Marine 707, which he was monitoring.
Ghanaian authorities have not provided any information on what happened to him, nor have they shared the results of a DNA test from a body that washed up near his family home after his disappearance.
Abayateye’s family, along with Ghanaian NGO the Fisheries Alliance and other international organizations, have repeatedly asked the Ghanaian government for answers about Abayateye’s fate, to no avail.
- Abayateye was a father of two and was assigned to the Marine 707, a Ghana-flagged pole-and-line tuna-fishing vessel owned and operated by World Marine Company Ltd.
- The company reported Abayateye missing from the boat on October.
Mongabay reached out to the Ghanaian police for details about the case but didn’t receive a response.
Author's summary: Family still seeks answers two years after observer's disappearance.
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