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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
When trash fish is treasure: The case of Ghana in West Africa
Fisheries Research, Volume 96, No. 2-3, Year 2009
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Description
The term 'trash' fish has been used to denote fish, usually non-targeted, that are caught as by-catch, and normally command no price in the market. Ecologists have long objected to this notion because in the natural system no creature is trash, they argued. In this paper, we demonstrate that even from the economic perspective, the term 'trash' fish is problematic, as what is considered trash in a given place and/or time may actually be treasure in another place and/or time. We demonstrate this in the case of Ghana. The current paper describes the organization of the trash fish business in Ghana, and the composition of marketed trash fish. It also determines the effects of the trash fish business on fish stocks and fishers' life, as well as suggests possible management interventions to ensure sustainable fish exploitation. Crown Copyright © 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nunoo, F. K.E.
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Boateng, Josephine O.
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Ahulu, Angela M.
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Agyekum, Kwame Adu
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Sumaila, Ussif Rashid
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Statistics
Citations: 54
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.fishres.2008.10.010
ISSN:
01657836
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Ghana