Small-scale aquaculture and fisheries actors globally are faced with sub-optimal value chain problems, weak environmental planning and waste management as well as inadequate food safety and nutrition standards.
These limitations hamper the smallholders from effectively participating in the responsible and sustainable value chain processes, consequently threatening their livelihoods.
There is the need for a comprehensive and interlinked recommendations in areas where immediate action is needed. Namely; to increase investment in fishery/aquaculture supply chain upgrading, to support environmentally responsible water management and biodiversity preservation, and to promote fish as a nutritious food source and synergize social protection programs in local and national levels.
In the Ketu South Municipality, small scale fishermen and women are making strides in their little way in fishing in the lagoon, especially with the dykes created by the Seven Seas Salt Limited to help the fisher folks who are unable to have access to more fishing activities, especially on the sea.
Residents who were seen fishing on the dykes created by the Seven Seas Salt Limited for the their mining activities noted that the dykes are rather helping them catch a lot of fishes hidden in the Dykes which eventually helps them make more money.
They noted that currently, the business is booming and a lot of them, both men and women as well as older children are cashing in on fishing from within and around the Dykes created by the Seven Seas Salts Company.
“The Seven Seas dykes are really helping us catch a lot of fish in the lagoon and we are really making so much, especially during this season “a resident said.
When asked if it is not dangerous fishing around the dykes, their reply was, “no, one just needs to be extra careful with the fishing activities in the area, because a lot of people focus their fishing activities in and around the dykes for good harvest.
In an interview with the Public Relations Officer of the Seven Seas Salt Limited, Mr. Adams Mensah, he noted that the dykes were created for their mining activities, but very useful for the fishing activities of the residents.
Mr. Adams Mensah noted that the company has plans underway to provide further help to the residents with regard to their fishing and mining activities as part of their Corporate Social Responsibilities towards the municipality.
A dyke is a barrier used to regulate or hold back water from a river, lake, or even the ocean. In geology, a dyke is a large slab of rock that cuts through another type of rock.
