Conflicts in the Artisanal Fishing Industry of Ghana: Reactions of Fishers to Regulatory Measures

Kassah, Jemimah Etornam; Asare, Cephas

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“…Specifically, in Ghana’s coastal communities, the chief fisher ( apofohene ) and the chief fish trader/processor ( konkohemaa ) constitute the primary fishing decision-makers (Ameyaw et al, 2021 ; Bennett & Bannerman, 2002 ). These community leaders arbitrate disagreements among fishing actors and enforce local laws and customary management practices in their communities (Kassah & Asare, 2022 ). One-on-one, in-depth interviews were conducted with one chief fisherman and one chief fish processor from each community, making four chief fishermen and four chief fish processors from the four communities.…”

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Limits to blue economy: challenges to accessing fishing livelihoods in Ghana’s port communities

Ayilu

2023

Maritime Studies

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The blue economy concept has drawn global attention to the maritime economy, recognising expanding maritime industries such as shipping as crucial drivers of economic growth. In recent decades, seaports have correspondingly witnessed significant expansion, allowing them to play a substantial role in achieving blue growth. This study examines the challenges faced by small-scale fishing actors in gaining access to fishing livelihoods in coastal fishing communities close to Ghanaian ports. Drawing on political ecology, the study demonstrates how securitisation in port areas and dispossession has resulted in unstable fishing livelihoods in port communities. The study shows that the growth-oriented goals of port expansions and port security measures have restricted fishing communities’ access to coastal fishing spaces and caused congestion in the canoe bays of Ghana’s fishing harbours. In addition, the urbanisation around the ports has impacted fishers’ ability to meet the rising cost of living in fishing communities with fishing incomes. Furthermore, the study discusses how the new Jamestown fishing harbour complex project has displaced small-scale fishing actors and become a site of contestation between a coastal fishing community and local government authorities. In conclusion, as coastal fishing actors lose their only source of livelihood, resistance may escalate into different forms of maritime conflicts in the blue economy. The study recommends addressing the marginalisation and exclusion of traditional coastal fishing livelihoods to ensure a more equitable blue economy.

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Limits to blue economy: challenges to accessing fishing livelihoods in Ghana’s port communities

Ayilu

2023

Maritime Studies

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Blue economy: industrialisation and coastal fishing livelihoods in Ghana

Ayilu

Fabinyi

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Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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The growing focus on the blue economy is accelerating industrial fishing in many parts of the world. This intensification is affecting the livelihoods of small-scale fishers, processors, and traders by depleting local fishery resources, damaging fishing gears, putting fishers' lives at risk, and compromising market systems and value chain positions. In this article, we outline the experiences, perspectives, and narratives of the small-scale fishing actors in Ghana. Drawing on qualitative interview data, we examine the relationship between small-scale and industrial fisheries in Ghana using political ecology and sustainable livelihood approaches. We demonstrate how industrialised, capital-intensive fishing has disrupted the economic and social organisation of local fishing communities, affecting incomes, causing conflicts, social exclusion and disconnection, and compromising the social identity of women. These cumulative impacts and disruptions in Ghana's coastal communities have threatened the viability of small-scale fisheries, yet coastal fishing actors have few capabilities to adapt. We conclude by supporting recommendations to reduce the number and capacity of industrial vessels, strictly enforce spatial regulations, and ensure "blue justice" against marginalisation.

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The how in fishing and fish processing: traditional artisanal fishing and fish processing practices among the Ga people of Ghana

Pardie

Campion

2022

Maritime Studies

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Conflicts in the Artisanal Fishing Industry of Ghana: Reactions of Fishers to Regulatory Measures

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Limits to blue economy: challenges to accessing fishing livelihoods in Ghana’s port communities

Limits to blue economy: challenges to accessing fishing livelihoods in Ghana’s port communities

Blue economy: industrialisation and coastal fishing livelihoods in Ghana

The how in fishing and fish processing: traditional artisanal fishing and fish processing practices among the Ga people of Ghana

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