Kraan, Marloes (2006) One man no chop: Beach seine fishing in Ghana (West Africa). MAST, Vol.5 (1). pp. 117-128. ISSN 1872-7859
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This photo essay describes one of the fishing techniques used in Ghana: the beach seine. Beach seining is ‘one of the most common fishing techniques used in peasant societies’ which could be found all over the world in the fifties and sixties (Alexander 1995:110) and has recently been studied for India (Hopewell 2004 and Southwold 2005). In Ghana this technique has been used since 1860 when it was introduced by Afedima, a female entrepreneur from Woe in the Volta Region (Akyeampong 2001:73). It is mainly used by the Anlo-Ewe, one of three ethnic groups active in marine fishing. She had close relations with European merchants (Greene 1996:74), through whom she obtained the net. The local name for the net is yevudor, which means ‘white man’s net’.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Ghana, West Africa, Beach Seines, Fishing Methods, Fisheries Management |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2022 07:23 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2022 07:23 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/12290 |
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