Technical assistance and investment framework for culture-based fisheries in Ghana TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Objective
1.2 Prior Assessments
1.3 Culture-Based Fisheries
1.4 CBF in Ghana

2 POTENTIAL OF CULTURE-BASED FISHERIES

2.1 Water Resources Inventory
2.2 Survey of Fish Farms, Dugouts and Dams
2.3 Fishery Potential of Ghanian Inland Waters and Assessment of Opportunities for CBF
2.4 Culture-Based Fisheries in Dugouts and Dams

3 CONSTRAINTS ON POTENTIAL

3.1 Availability of Appropriate Species and Culture Technology
3.2 Status of Resources: Over- or Under-exploitation?
3.3 Availability of Fishing Materials
3.4 Processing
3.5 Transportation and Road System
3.6 Markets

4 ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE-BASED FISHERIES

4.1 Administrative and Management Institutions
4.2 Academic Training and Research Institutions
4.3 Coordination of Management and Development

5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

5.1 Potential of Culture-Based Fisheries
5.2 Constraints on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Potential
5.3 Other constraints
5.4 Activities and Projects to overcome the constraints.

6 REFERENCES