Accra, November 13 – Ghana’s fisheries sector contributes significantly to the economy of the country. Decision-makers and key actors from more than 20 agencies, fisheries associations, civil society, and experts met this week in Accra to discuss policy considerations and requirements to enhance fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (incl. beneficial ownership, operational & business environment) in Ghana, and to enhance a greater control of the sector by national stakeholders.
This activity is part of the US-funded project ‘Promoting transparency, accountability and local capacity to address the destabilizing impacts of foreign-owned distant water fishing vessels in the Gulf of Guinea and the waters of Mauritania’, implemented by CEMLAWS Africa & Centre for Coastal Management (CCM-UCC), that began in October 2022 and includes 7 countries from Western Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.