The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) focuses its efforts on implementing development interventions aimed at boosting the fisheries and aquaculture sectors to more effectively contribute to the overall development of Ghana. MoFAD has an Inland Fisheries Management and Aquaculture Division and an Aquatic Health Unit responsible for coordinating aquaculture and fish farming activities across Ghana’s 16 regions. The Fisheries Commission is MoFAD’s implementing agency, established as the operational unit behind the policies and regulations set by MoFAD, and is responsible for all monitoring, control, surveillance, evaluation, and compliance functions in all areas of fisheries development and management in Ghana. This includes fish health, post-harvest activities, safety, and quality assurance. Trained specialists in aquaculture and fish health provide expert services. Additionally, MoFAD operates a state-of-the-art national aquaculture training center, commercial farms using RAS technology for fish farmer training, a fish health laboratory for disease diagnostics, and two aquaculture demonstration centers for seed and feed trials.
MoFAD in NATUR-EXT:
- Coordinate feasibility studies for the establishment of mariculture in Ghana.
- Provide support for species diversification for aquaculture development.
- Provide support for the development and selection of species for mariculture.
- Provide support for the development of feed for aquaculture and mariculture.
Go to the website of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development