@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10009607,
	  title     = {Challenges of Sustainable Marine Fishing in Ghana},
	  author    = {Eric K. W. Aikins},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Traditionally, Ghana is a marine fishing country. The fishing industry dominated by artisanal marine fishing helps Ghana to meet its fish and protein requirements. Also, it provides employment for most coastal dwellers that depend on fishing as their main economic enterprise. Nonetheless, the marine fishing industry is confronted with challenges that have contributed to a declining fish production in recent past decade. Bad fishing practices and the general limited knowledge on sustainable management of fisheries resources are the limiting factors that affect sustainable fish production and sustainable marine biodiversity management in Ghana. This paper discusses the challenges and strategies for attaining and maintaining sustainable marine fishing in Ghana as well as the state of marine fishing in Ghana. It concludes that an increase in the level of involvement of local fishers in the management of fisheries resources of the country could help local fishers to employ sustainable fisheries resources exploitation methods that could result in an improvement in the spatio-economic development and wellbeing of affected fishing communities in particular and Ghana in general.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
	  volume    = {12},
	  number    = {10},
	  year      = {2018},
	  pages     = {337 - 348},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10009607},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/142},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 142, 2018},
	}