African Marine Science - Oceanography - Fishery > Please use
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||Management Issues for the Sustainable Use of Lagoon Fish
Resources| |Authors: ||Entsua-Mensah, M.| |ASFA Terms:
||Sustainable fishing| |Issue Date: ||2000| |Citation: ||E.K.
Abban, C.M.V. Casal, T.M. Falkand & R.S.V. Pullin (Eds.)
Biodiversity and sustainable use of fish in the Coastal Zone.
ICLARM Conference Proceedings, 63, p. 24-27| |Abstract:
||Coastal lagoons form an integral part of marine fisheries and
provide important spawning and nursery grounds for many fish
species. The economic contributions of lagoon fisheries have not
been given adequate consideration by fisheries authorities.
Ghana's 550-km coastline includes over 90lagoons. These lagoons
and their wetlands provide valuable products and services, which
include supporting the fisheries, absorbing floodwaters and
protecting biodiversity. They also serve as roosting, nesting
and feeding sites for many species of birds. Through the