FISH 436: Fisheries Governance and Institutional Framework

Complexities of fisheries management Integrated fisheries management, ecosystem and precautionary approach to fisheries. Definition of ‘governance’.  Need for fisheries governance & institutional framework.  Role of coastal states enshrined in UNCLOS (1982). International, national, and local policy, legal and institutional framework.  International instruments.  Regional fisheries bodies and international organizations. National governance of fisheries – formal and traditional. Fisheries Law of Ghana. Essential institutional features for effective fisheries management.  Rights based fisheries.  Structural change and adjustment in the fisheries sector to improve fisheries governance. Multi-stakeholder processes in governance for responsible fisheries. Case studies in self-governance in the fisheries sector.