Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

Ghana has been identified as one of the range states with appreciable populations of shark, rays and marine mammals and turtles. The rising demand for shark fins especially in Asia is driving unsustainable harvesting of sharks whilst marine mammals are also landed for food by locals. Ecological Nest’s marine and coastal programme is targeting to enhance understanding through the provision of data on state of by-catch, efforts, landings, and domestic trade data to better understand the taxonomy of these marine biodiversity. We are as well promoting the creation and management of marine protected areas in the Gulf of Guinea.