An Investigation of Fish Catch Data and Its Implications for Management of Small-scale Fisheries of Ghana
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| Upload date | 24 Nov 2015 |
| Contributor | Emmanuel Dovlo |
| Geographical coverage | Ghana, Gulf of Guinea, |
| Keywords | fsiheries, small-scale, marine, freshwater, |
| Release date | 25/02/2016 |
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Fish catches were examined between January 2009 and December 2010, to enhance the management of small-scale fisheries of Ghana. The methods employed were: Fish Catch Assessment (FCA) and documents analyses. The results provide evidence from empirical data to confirm observed declining Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) and therefore declining fish abundance in Ghanaian water, both freshwater and marine. For management and sustainability of fishery resources in relation to the small-scale fisheries of Ghana and the sub-region as a whole, it is recommended that fishery managers, policy makers and all relevant stakeholders assiduously work together to reverse declining CPUE by reducing fishing effort and encourage income diversification and wealth creation.
For more information, please contact Francis K.E. Nunoo and Berchie Asiedu Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, University of Ghana