CRC
1 February 2019
Aug 18-21: Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment in Accra, Ghana ...read more1 November 2018
Nov 8: CRC to host RIMTA’s Annual MeetingCRC will be hosting the RI Marine Trades Association’s annual ...read more25 October 2018
Nov 8 and Nov 9: Game of FloodsCRC is teaming up with Providence, RI Emergency Management Agency – ...read moreGhana’s open access fishery continues to create an avenue for many fishers to employ illegal and unsustainable fishing practices, and many children are caught in the center of these practices. Children are exposed to various degrees of life-threatening dangers such as rain storms, very cold weather, and risk of drowning, while some suffer daily beatings from their employers.
read moreThe USAID/COMFISH Project was a 5 year, 7 month initiative (February 11, 2011 - September 30, 2016) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project was implemented through a Cooperative Agreement between USAID and the University of Rhode Island (URI)/Coastal Resources Center (CRC).
read moreThe workshops were organized against the backdrop of ensuring all-inclusive fisheries management and governance regime. *The main objective of the workshops was to solicit feedback from participants on the impacts of the NFMP implementation so far; and the way forward.
read moreThis report describes the progress made in implementing the 2017 annual work plan of the extension phase. It highlights the progress in the formulation of the Fisheries National Adaptation Plan (PNA) and collaborative fisheries management plans for Grande Côte Nord, Cap Vert and Petite Côte, the implementation of Local Conventions, and the strengthening of the project documentary base in support of participatory fisheries management plans.
read moreThe newly formalized Fishers Micro-nsurance Partnership brings together Millennium Insurance, UT Life Insurance, Vodafone, BIMA, and SFMP to create a micro insurance scheme for fisher folk (both fishermen and fish processors). This insurance partnership, formally entered into with a Letter of Collaboration in October 2016, seeks to overcome the reluctance of traditional insurance firms in Ghana to cover artisanal fishermen and fish processors in order to improve the livelihoods of fisher folk by reducing their risks and providing a means of saving for retirement. This partnership also serves to complement existing government efforts to provide micro insurance for fishers.
read moreWorkshop report details a workshop conducted by the ICT group formed to advance SFMP objectives and support Government of Ghana goals.
read moreThis document detiails the mid-term performance evaluation of the USAID/COMFISH Project's progress in achieving its objectives.
read moreMemorandum of understanding for the co-management of The Gambia's sole complex, approved, January 2012, Amendment 1 December 2013
read moreThis document compiles for inter-related studies on fisheries in the Western Region. 1. Illegal, destructive and non-sustainable fishing practices abound in the Central Region and for that matter the coastal areas of the country. Attempts to deal with it might not come cheaply. It will require a great deal of tact, diplomacy, lobbying and education, by-partisans and a well co-ordinated approach. 2. The issue of premix fuel continues to pose a challenge with daily reports of shortages, diversion, corruption and smuggling to neighbouring countries. The methodology helped to elicit possible causes of the current situation of the premix fuel in the country. Following from this, the methodology looked at the research design, the sampling techniques, the data collection methods to be applied and the analysis of the data. 3. The contribution of marine fisheries to Ghana’s economy in terms of GDP, employment, livelihood, food security and poverty reduction of participants cannot ne overstated. Artisanal fishing in particular contributes about 70-80% of the total annual volume of marine catch of the country. Fish stocks have been overexploited as it is a naturally occurring common pool resource with open access. This study investigates the operations of the CBFMCs in the Western Region and identify lessons for future successful operations. 4. The findings of the fourth study are divided into three main parts to reflect the themes and sub-themes that informed the interviews. The themes include but are not limited to the description and traditional beliefs about the sea, sea creatures and sea gods and their influences on fishing.
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