Community-led fisheries management key to restoring declining fish stocks — Fisheries Commission

He has therefore commended the Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG), and Mundus Maris for the Small Scale Fisheries Academy initiative which places fishing communities at the heart of fisheries management towards rebuilding the nation’s fisheries .

The Partnership Manager of Blue Ventures Ghana, Nana Kweigyah, said the academy was designed to transform fisheries governance by creating inclusive local co-management structures where chief fishermen, canoe owners, fish processors, traders and other fishworkers meet regularly to discuss local challenges and implement practical solutions.

Campion said this at the inaugural Small-Scale Fisheries Academy (SSF Academy) training organised through a partnership between Mundus Maris and the Canoe and CaFGOAG, building on earlier initiative by Blue Ventures Conservation.