Ghana Semi-industrial purse seine small pelagic fishery|
| | Ghana Semi-industrial purse seine small pelagic fishery |
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| more>> <<less Overview: Locally built wooden vessels generally of 8 - 37m in length with in-board engines of up to 400 hp. There are two categories of these fleets during purse seining; the smaller vessels (12m length and below) and the larger vessels (above 12m). The main fishing season for the smaller vessels is mostly the Sardinella season. Inshore purse seiners do daily trips and the main species exploited in this fishery are Sardinellas, mackerels, Decapterus spp, etc.
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| Fishing Activity Type of production system: Semi-industrial Fishery Area Climatic zone: Tropical. Depth zone: Coastal (0 m - 50 m); Shelf (50 m - 200 m). Horizontal distribution: Neritic. Vertical distribution: Pelagic. 20 nautical miles from coast. Surface/Mid-water fleet. Depth beyond 30 meters. Geo References for: Ghana Ghana
Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ) | GHA - Ghana |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Ghana Semi-industrial purse seine small pelagic fishery Target Species Adult & Juvenile Vessel Type Vessel length: 30 - 35 meters. In-board engines of up to 400 hp. Catch Handling and Processing Equipment Ice Flag State Ghana Protected Species (Bycatch) Turtles and marine mammals Seasonality All year Environmental limitationsUpwelling Ports Ports of Tema and Sekondi-Takoradi. Landing sites at Apam, Mumford, Elmina, Axim Fisherfolks Community Fanti, Ga and Ewe ethnic groups in coastal communities in Ghana from Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions List of fishery Indicators Fishery Indicators Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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Nominal Effort | Number of vessels | 189 | vessels | 2020 | Employment | Number of fishermen | 5000 | Persons | 2018 | Production | Catch | 12209.769 | tonnes | 2018 |
Post Harvest Fish Utilisation Dried, fresh, smoked Markets Ghana, Togo, Cote d'Ivore, Benin, Nigeria Management Management unit: Yes Jurisdictional framework Management Body/Authority(ies): Ministry of Fisheries and Aquacultre Development (MOFAD) Mandate: Management. Area of Competence: Ghana Maritime Area: National waters. Management Regime Management Methods Compliance measure, Closed fishing season, Gear restrictions with focus on Spawner/Juvenile protection, Environmental protection - Binding Fisheries Laws (Act 625) and regulations (L. I. 1968) on registration, mesh sizes, prohibited fishing methods and tools etc., conflict management in place; enforcement is weak, co-management being encouraged. More information on fisheries legislation at: FAOLEX legislative database Source of Information Information provided by the FCWC Secretariat (FCWC Regional Database) and the Ghana Ministry of Fisheries and Aquacultre Development (MOFAD). April 2021. FAO. 2021. Report of the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and Fishery Statistics Capacity Development Data Workshop. Virtual Workshop, 26–30 October 2020. Rome. http://www.fao.org/3/cb3723en/cb3723en.pdf Bibliography Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa / Comité des pêches continentales pour d'Afrique, 1987 Report of the third session of the Sub-Committee for the protection and development of the fisheries in the Sahelian Zone. Accra, Ghana, 6–9 October 1986. Report of the third session of the Sub-Committee for the Protection and Development of Fisheries in the Sahelian Zone. Accra, Ghana, October 6–9, 1986. FAO Fish.Rep./FAO Fisheries Report , (377): 27 p. http://www.fao.org/3/ad859b/ad859b00.htmFAO. Report of the Pre-survey Meeting to Plan the Year 2000 Survey with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN in the Western Gulf of Guinea (Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire). Tema, Ghana, 26 August 2000. FAO Fisheries Report/FAO Rapport sur les pêches. No. 663. Rome, FAO. 2002. 50p. http://www.fao.org/3/Y2986B/y2986b01.htm |
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