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International expert consultation December 2011
Suspended This was planned for August 2011bust was suspended
Guided study visits September 2011
Completed Planned activities completed. Study tours were made to Tanzania, Senegal, Ivory
Coast and Northern Ghana. 70 participants were involve and drawn from different stakeholder institutions
Workshops and guest lectures in Accra and in the Western Region
September 2011 Completed
World Fish Center staff gave presentations on their visits to Ghana and a presentation to the Fisheries Commission in Accra
Development of adaptive fisheries management training modules
June 2011 Completed
Capacity needs assessment completed and training in adaptive management held Implementation of training modules
June 2011 Ongoing
Delayed, to be carried over into Year III Indentify develop, field test and review
approaches to capacity development Sept 2011
Underway Delayed, to be carried over into Year III
3.2 Strengthening the Information Base for Improved Fisheries Management
Updating the census of the three fishing fleets operating in Ghanas marine waters
December 2010 On hold
Awaiting final decision and financial commitment of the Fisheries Commission. ICFG will support the census activities from the WR to Elmina while the
Fisheries Commission is expected to support the study from the Central to the Volta Region
Piloting data collection on how fishing efforts is changing
December 2010 Ongoing
Preliminary studies completed. Results as inputs for further investigations A detailed assessment of the interaction
between environmental forcing factors and fishery behavior
March 2011 Ongoing
Studies will be completed in Q3
Assessment of displaced effort and related particularly to light fishing
March 2011 Ongoing
Studies Development of improved indicators for
September 2011 Not Initiated
Indicator will be developed from study results and will be discussed with the
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monitoring Fisheries Commission FiC
3.3 Strengthening Capacity for Fisheries Compliance and Enforcement
Field training in surveillance and enforcement process
March 2011 Not initiated
Support for strategic planning for enforcement activities at sea and landing
beaches March 2011
Initiated but not continued
Planning meetings held with the Fisheries Commission on the way forward for enforcement activities. Activity not fully accomplished
Printing of Manuals and guidelines relative to enforcement
June 2011 Completed
The fisheries Act 2002 and the Fisheries Regulations 2010 and other materials were reproduced and distributed to the relevant groups. Draft translation into
local language of the laws completed Facilitation of the establishment of an
environmental court and training of judges June 2011
First round of training
completed Training held for MCS staff, Police, Navy, Prosecutors and Judges. Circuit
Courts in Takoradi designated to adjudicate on Fisheries and environmental offences
Develop a program on safety measures for fisherman at sea and safety gear
September 2011 -
Not Initiated
3.4 Marine Protected Areas MPAs
