Legal framework in Ghana

Laws

• Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act No. 625 of 2002)
• Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2014 (Act No. 880)
• Wholesale Fish Marketing Act, 1963 (Act No. 156)
• Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630)
• Ghana Maritime Security Act, 2004 (Act 675)
• Ghana Shipping Act, 2003 (Act 645)
• Maritime Zones (Delimitation) Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 159)
• Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority Act, 1986
• Oil in Navigable Waters Act, 1964 (Act 235)

 

Regulations

• Fisheries Regulations, 2010 (L.I. 1968)
• Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (L.I. 2217 of 2015)
• Guidelines for the registration &licensing of fishing vessels (industrial and semi-industrial) in Ghana
• Fisheries Regulations, 1979
• Fishing Boats (Certificate of Competency First Class and Second Class Engineers) Regulations, 1974
• Fishing Boats (Certificate of Competency as Skippers and Second Hands) Regulations, 1972
• Ghana Shipping (Protection of Offshore Operations and Assets) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2010)
• Notice of Prevention of Pollution from Ships Under the International Convention for the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships

 

Directives

• Ministerial Directive Regarding the Implementation of Closed Seasons for Industrial Trawlers under The Fisheries Management Plan of Ghana (2015 -2019)

Policies

• Fisheries Management Plan of Ghana. A National Policy for the Management of the Marine Fisheries Sector 2015-2019
• Fisheries Management Plan of Ghana. A National Policy for the Management of the Marine Fisheries Sector 2022-2026