Overview of Marine Stock Enhancement, Restocking and Sea Ranching in Ghana

Asiedu Berchie, Gyamfua Afriyie and Samuel K. K. Amponsah

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Abstract: Fish stocks in Ghanaian waters are on the decline. There is therefore the need to rebuild the stocks through marine stock enhancement and restocking. Stock enhancement and restocking are the guarantee routes to revive the stock declining menace of the country. Other benefits will include sustainable employment, increase fishers income, reduce poverty, ensures food security and promote national development. Species to be used for restocking is a major problem since the biology of the existing species is poorly understood. There are certain factors that must be taken into considerations if stock enhancement and restock programmes are to be successful, namely existing fisheries management schemes, socio-economic factors, institutional capacity and aquaculture development. The potential for Ghana to create sustainable, supplemental livelihoods through restocking or stock enhancement appears promising.

Keywords: Ghana; fish stock; marine resources; fisheries; poverty; sustainability; fisheries management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.79454

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