Fisheries Commission inaugurates 2 co-management committees

The Governing Board of the Fisheries Commission (FC) has inaugurated two national-level fisheries co-management committees in Accra, Ghana, under the Inshore Exclusion Zone Enforcement and Transparency (IEZET) Project. The committees, the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) and the Fisheries Management Operational Committee (FMOC), are tasked with providing scientific and technical advice and translating it into coordinated operational action.

The STC, chaired by Dr Angela Lamptey, has had its scope expanded to include inland fisheries and aquaculture, while the FMOC, chaired by Mr Daniel Owusu, is responsible for developing annual implementation plans and coordinating among relevant divisions of the Fisheries Commission and other stakeholder institutions. These committees are expected to strengthen the link between scientific and technical advice and fisheries management implementation, and provide structured platforms for collaboration among government institutions, technical experts, and fisheries stakeholders.

The inauguration of the committees marks an important step in aligning Ghana's fisheries co-management structures with the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2025 (Act 1146) and strengthening their institutional and legal basis.

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