The two were arrested by the Navy in Apam over the weekend.
Naval officers patrolling the nation's coast are still on the lookout for other trawlers who escaped on the day the two were arrested.
Pair trawling, the practice of dragging nets between two trawlers was outlawed in 2005 due to its devastating effects on the fishing industry.
Local fishermen have attributed the poor catch this season to the activities of pair trawling with accusations that foreign fishing vessels were behind it.
Alex Addo, western region director of the fisheries department, confirmed to Joy News the trawlers are owned and operated by Ghanaians.
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