In a post shared on X on April 11, 2026, she described the incident at the Tema Shipyard (Slipway) as a matter of serious concern. According to her, the Ghana Health Service, through its Tema Port Health Unit, has led a coordinated response involving key stakeholders to address the situation. FDA and security agencies probe mass fish mortality at Tema shipyardJoyce Bawah Mogtari explained that the phenomenon could be linked to what are known as “dead zones”: areas in oceans or large water bodies with extremely low oxygen levels. “These fish may be coming from what we describe as dead zones,” she noted. Dead zones are hypoxic environments caused by deoxygenation, often resulting from pollution.

Source: GhanaWeb April 12, 2026 16:23 UTC