Bana, Linda (2022) The global menace of “abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear” (ALDFG): Best practice to manage ALDFG in Ghana’s fisheries sector. World Maritime University Dissertations, Ghana.
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The concern for Abandoned Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) which is a sea-based source of marine litter is on the rise globally. ALDFG includes all fishing equipment that will otherwise be used by fishers but is left in the marine environment. There is little or no research on ALDFG in the marine environment in Ghana, a coastal nation with a relatively large fishing industry. The sector is challenged with IUU issues and majority of fishers in the small-scale sector use monofilament net which breaks away easily. This study aims to explore the strategies to adopt to manage ALDFG from polluting the marine environment in Ghana. The study gathered opinions of maritime stakeholders through a semi-structured interview on ways the issue of ALDFG in Ghana. The information gathered were analysed and presented in themes. The research concludes by discussing the findings from the analysis of the results and recommendations to assist in managing the issue of ALDFG in Ghana
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | Ghana, Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), Marine Litter, Fishing Gear, Ecological Effects, Socio-economic Aspects, Civil Society, Fisheries Information, Analysis, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU), Ghost Fishing, Marine Debris, Fisheries Survey |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Vivek D ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2023 05:54 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2023 05:54 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/19822 |
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