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SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROJECT (SFMP) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019 This publication is available electronically in the following locations: The Coastal Resources Center http://www.crc.uri.edu/projects_page/ghanasfmp/ Ghanalinks.org https://ghanalinks.org/elibrary search term: SFMP or document title. USAID Development Clearing House https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/search.aspx search term: Ghana SFMP For more information on the Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project, contact: USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project Coastal Resources Center Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island 220 South Ferry Rd. Narragansett, RI 02882 USA Tel: 401-874-6224 Fax: 401-874-6920 Email: [email protected] Citation: Coastal Resources Center. (2019). Annual Progress Report. October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project. Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. GH2014_PGM337_CRC. 109 pp. Authority/Disclaimer: Prepared for USAID/Ghana under Cooperative Agreement (AID-641-A-15-00001), awarded on October 22, 2014 to the University of Rhode Island, and entitled the USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). This document is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The views expressed and opinions contained in this report are those of the SFMP team and are not intended as statements of policy of either USAID or the cooperating organizations. As such, the contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the SFMP team and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Cover photo: Prof. Dennis W. Aheto, Program Manager, USAID/UCC Fisheries and Coastal Management Capacity Building Support Project (right), presenting a communique to the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hon. Naa Afoley Quaye (left) at the end of the three- day National Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment held in Accra, Ghana on 19th to 21st August, 2019. i Detailed Partner Contact Information: USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP) 10 Obodai St., Mempeasem, East Legon, Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 0302 542497 Fax: +233 0302 542498 Raymond Babanawo Chief of Party [email protected] Kofi Agbogah Senior Fisheries Advisor [email protected] Perfectual Labik Communications Officer [email protected] Mary Afua Asare Monitoring and Evaluation Officer [email protected] Brian Crawford Project Manager, CRC [email protected] Ellis Ekekpi USAID AOR Email: [email protected] Hen Mpoano Resonance Global 38 J. Cross Cole St. Windy Ridge (Formerly SSG Advisors) Takoradi, Ghana 182 Main Street +233 312 020 701 Burlington, VT 05401 Kofi Agbogah +1 (802) 735-1162 [email protected] Thomas Buck [email protected] Stephen Kankam [email protected] CEWEFIA B342 Bronyibima Estate SNV Netherlands Development Elmina, Ghana Organization +233 024 427 8377 #161, 10 Maseru Road, Victoria C. Koomson E. Legon, Accra, Ghana [email protected] +233 30 701 2440 Andre de Jager Development Action Association (DAA) [email protected] Darkuman Junction, Kaneshie Odokor Highway Friends of the Nation Accra, Ghana Parks and Gardens 233 302 315894 Adiembra-Sekondi, Ghana Lydia Sasu +233 312 046 180 [email protected] Donkris Mevuta Kyei Yamoah [email protected] For additional information on partner activities: CRC/URI http://www.crc.uri.edu CEWEFIA http://cewefia.weebly.com/ DAA http://womenthrive.org/development-action-association-daa Friends of the Nation http://www.fonghana.org Hen Mpoano http://www.henmpoano.org SNV http://www.snvworld.org/en/countries/ghana Resonance Global https://resonanceglobal.com/ ii ACRONYMS ACECoR African Center of Excellence in Coastal Resilience CAC Canoe Authorization Card CCM Center for Coastal Management CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CECAF Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic CEWEFIA Central and Western Region Fishmongers Improvement Association CIC Canoe Identification Card CIPTC CEWEFIA Integrated Fish Processing and Training Center CLaT Child Labor and Trafficking CoP Chief of Party CRC Coastal Resources Center CSO Civil Society Organization DAA Development Action Association DFAS Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences DFTC DAA Fisheries Training Centre DOPA Densu Oyster Pickers Association EG Economic Growth F Fishing Mortality F2F Fisher-to-Fisher FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FC Fisheries Commission FCMCBSP Fisheries and Coastal Management and Capacity Building Support Project FCWC Fishery Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea FFP Fishers Future Plan insurance scheme FoN Friends of the Nation FSSD Fisheries Scientific Survey Division FtF USAID’s Global Feed the Future Program FY Fiscal Year GIFA Ghana Inshore Fishermen's Association GIS Geographic Information System GITA Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association GNCFC Ghana National Canoe Fishermen’s Council GoG Government of Ghana GPS Geographic Positioning System HM Hen Mpoano IJM International Justice Mission IR Intermediate Results IUCN International Union of the Conservation of Nature IUU Illegal Unreported Unregulated KEEA Komenda- Edina-Eguafo-Abirem LoP Life of Project LUSPA Land Use Planning and Spatial Planning Authority M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MASLOC Microfinance and Small Loans Center iii METSS Monitoring Evaluation and Technical Service Support MOFAD Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development MSMEs Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises MT Metric Tons MTDP Medium Term Development Plan NAFAG National Fisheries Association of Ghana NAFPTA National Fish Processors and Traders Association NFMP National Fisheries Management Plan NGO Non-Governmental Organization NMFMP National Marine Fisheries Management Plan NRM Natural Resources Management OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment OCD Organizational Capacity Development PhD Doctor of Philosophy PMP Performance Management Plan SFMP Sustainable Fisheries Management Program SNV Netherlands Development Organization STWG Scientific and Technical Working Group TFN Tigo Fisheries Network UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UCC University of Cape Coast URI University of Rhode Island USA United States of America USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government VSLAs Village Savings and Loans Associations WARFP West Africa Regional Fisheries Program iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ v LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. vii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................... vii 1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW / SUMMARY............................................................................... 1 1.1 Program Description/ Introduction .................................................................................... 1 1.2 Summary of Results to Date relative to FtF and other USAID Standard Performance Indicators ........................................................................................................................... 2 2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ................................................................ 10 2.1 Summary Progress Narrative & Implementation Status ................................................. 10 2.2. Highlights of Year 4 Accomplishments ......................................................................... 14 IR 1: Strengthened Enabling Environment for Marine Resources Governance .................. 14 Fisheries Co-Management Policy, Legal Reform, and Harmonization of Regional Fisheries Policies ............................................................................................................. 14 IR 2: Increased Use of Applied Science to Inform Decision-Making ................................. 15 The Science and Technical Working Group .................................................................... 15 UCC/DFAS/CCM Capacity Development ...................................................................... 17 Advanced Spatial Data Collection and Processing .......................................................... 20 IR 3: Improved Constituencies and Political Will for Policy Reform and Sustainable Use Practices ............................................................................................................................... 21 National Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment (CFCE)............................. 21 Anti-Child Labor and Trafficking Strategy for the Fisheries Sector ............................... 23 Legacy Documentation and Outreach and Communications ........................................... 23 Information, Communication and Educational Materials ................................................ 25 Fisheries News Mass Mailing .......................................................................................... 25 Fisher-to-Fisher dialogues generate new possibilities for fisheries recovery .................. 25 IR 4: Applied Management .................................................................................................