Regulation 1:(1) A fishery management plan shall be prepared with a specific objective and the duration of the fishery plan specified in accordance with provisi ...
Regulation 1(2) Where there is a change in policy arising out of an International Agreement or Convention, to which Ghana is a signatory, the fishery manag ...
Regulation 2(1) A person shall not use a local industrial or semi-industrial fishing vessel for fishing in the fishery waters except under a licence issued ...
Regulation 2(2) An application for a licence under sub-regulation (1) shall be submitted with the following documents:(a) a certificate of incorporation, c ...
Regulation 3(1) A fishing vessel shall, in accordance with section 69 (2) (b) of the Act, be licensed by the Commission in collaboration with the competent auth ...
(2) An application for registration and identification of a fishing vessel shall be as in Form A of the Schedule to these Regulations and shall be made to the C ...
(3) The vessel shall bear the identification number allotted to it by the Fisheries Commission and this shall be(a) inscribed in block letters and numbers on th ...
Regulation 4(1) A person shall not transfer or inscribe the registration and identification numbers of a fishing vessel onto another fishing vessel. ...
Regulation 5(1) The markings on a fishing vessel shall be in(a) white on a black background; or(b) black on a white background,and the background shall extend t ...
Regulation 5(2) The height of the markings on the hull or superstructure of a fishing craft in respect of the height of the registration or of the identity ...
Regulation 5(3) For markings on the deck, the height of the markings shall not be less than thirty centimetres. ...
Regulation 5(4) The width of the stroke for the letters, numbers and hyphens shall be one-sixth of the height of the markings, and the length of the hyphen ...
Regulation 5(5) The space(a) between letters or numbers or both allocated to a fishing craft shall not exceed one quarter and shall not be less than one-si ...
Regulation 5(6) The width of the letters and numbers inscribed on a fishing craft shall be in proportion to the height of the markings as follows:(a) 3:4 f ...
Regulation 6(1) A person shall not use a seine net in any riverine system unless for research purposes and that person has obtained permission from the Commissi ...
Regulation 7(1) A person shall not set a fishing gear across an inland waterway that will obstruct normal navigation. ...
Regulation 8(1) A person shall not use(a) a multifilament set-net the mesh size of which is less than fifty millimetres in stretched diagonal length in the mari ...
Regulation 9(1) A person shall not use beach seine net in estuaries and areas to be designated as marine protected areas by the Commission. ...
Regulation 10 (1) A person shall not manufacture, import, sell or use a fishing net or gear, the mesh size of which is less than twenty-five millimetres in ...
Regulation 10 (3) Fishing gear including winch net, “nifa-nifa”, drag net, harrow net, bamboo and any other prohibited gear shall not be used in the in ...
Regulation 11(1) A person shall not within the fishery waters of this country(a) use any fishing method that aggregates fish by light attraction including use o ...
Regulation 11(2) A person shall not operate any fishing activity within the areas designated as oil and gas exploration installations as may be prescribed ...
Regulation 13(1) For purposes of this regulation a mesh size is defined as the maximum inside measurement between the two opposite knots of a stretched mesh.(2) ...
Regulation 14(1) A person shall not catch or land at any landing site in the country, fish of a size of less than the prescribed length as provided in Table 1 o ...
Regulation 14 (2) A person shall not purchase fish which is less than the prescribed length as provided in Table 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations in ...
Regulation 15(1) A person shall not use any topside chafers on any trawl net.(2) For the purpose of preventing wear and tear to a trawl net, a person may attach ...
Regulation 16(1) A person shall not use a shrimp net for fishing without a turtle excluder device.(2) A turtle accidentally caught in the net shall be released ...
Regulation 17 (1) A person shall not fish for marine or freshwater mammals in the fishery waters of the country without prior written approval from the Com ...
Regulation 18 (1) A vessel engaged in fishing, whether underway or at anchor, shall exhibit only the lights and shapes prescribed in these Regulations. ...
Regulation 18 (2) The lights prescribed by these Regulations shall be exhibited from sunset to sunrise and from sunrise to sunset in restricted visibility ...
Regulation 18 (3) The shapes prescribed by these Regulations shall be complied with during the day. ...
Regulation 18 (4) A vessel engaged in trawling shall exhibit(a) two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being green and the lower white, or a sh ...
Regulation 18 (5) Vessels engaged in trawling in close proximity, whether using demersal or pelagic gear, shall exhibit when(a) shooting their nets, two wh ...
Regulation 18 (6) A vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling, shall exhibit(a) two all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the l ...
Regulation 18 (7) A power-driven fishing vessel of less than 7 metres in length and whose maximum speed does not exceed 7 knots or a fishing vessel, includ ...
Regulation 18 (8) Vessels engaged in fishing in close proximity with purse seine gear shall exhibit in a vertical line two yellow lights which(a) shall fla ...
Regulation 18 (9) A vessel not engaged in fishing shall not exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed in these Regulations, but only those prescribed by a co ...
Regulation 19 (1) A power-driven fishing vessel of less than 7 metres in length shall carry(a) one anchor;(b) one compass;(c) one horn or other instrument ...
Regulation 19 (4) A non-motorised fishing vessel shall carry(a) a chain cable and nylon rope of 24-30 millimetres;(b) one horn or other instrument for prod ...
Regulation 20 (1) A fishing vessel of less than 7 metres in length with a maximum speed which does not exceed 7 knots including a canoe whether operating u ...
Regulation 20 (2) A small fishing vessel including a canoe which is driven by an outboard motor shall whilst at sea, carry at all times(a) a sail and riggi ...
Regulation 21 (1) The use of fish aggregating device in tuna fishing shall conform with the Regulations of the International Commission for the Conservatio ...
Regulation21(2) During periods of moratorium on the use of a fish aggregating device, a person shall not carry on board a tuna vessel, a radio beacon or an ...
Regulation 22 (1) A person who intends to conduct a research in relation to a fishery project in collaboration with the Commission shall provide the follow ...
Regulation 22 (2) A person who conducts a research in relation to a fishery project in collaboration with the Commission shall provide the following:(a) da ...
(3) A person who conducts a research in relation to a fishery project shall submit the research findings on the fishery project to the Commission before dissemi ...
(4) For the purposes of scientific research the Commission shall specify the methods for the disposal of catches. ...
(5) A person shall not use pathological materials for export and import for laboratory examination except in accordance with a permit granted by the Commission. ...
Regulation 23(1) An application for renewal of fishing licence shall be as in Form C of the Schedule and upon payment of the prescribed fee as determined by the ...
Regulation 24A Ghanaian registered fishing vessel shall not fish in foreign waters, except in accordance with a licence issued by the Commission and subject to( ...
Regulation 25 (1) Each submerged stationary fishing gear or surface drifting gear shall bear conspicuous surface lighted marker which is visible in clear w ...
Regulation 25 (2) A reflective marker shall be placed on the nets at intervals of twenty-five metres along the length of the net. ...
Regulation 25 (3) An unmarked net shall not be considered for compensation in case of destruction at sea. ...
Regulation 26The Master or the second officer of an industrial fishing vessel shall be persons who can read, write and speak English language. ...
Regulation 27(1) A person shall not operate a canoe within the coastal waters or riverine system of this country for the purpose of fishing or in connection wit ...
(3) A person responsible for the safety of a canoe during fishing operations shall possess a Certificate of Competency issued by the competent authority as in F ...
Regulation 28(1) A canoe licence is not transferable except with the prior written approval of the Commission or a person authorised by the Commission. ...
Regulation 29(1) A person who intends to undertake “atidza” shall apply for a permit from the appropriate authority that controls that area and the Commissi ...
Regulation 30(1) A person shall not undertake trial fishing unless that person has been authorised by the Minister on the recommendation of the Commission. ...
Regulation 30 (2) A person authorised to undertake trial fishing shall pay a fee determined by the Commission. ...
Regulation 30 (3) In determining the fee the Commission shall take into consideration the period of the trial fishing and the type of boat and gear to be u ...
Regulation 30 (4) The trial boat shall carry an observer. ...
Regulation 31 (1) Subject to these Regulations, a person who catches gravid lobsters, other crustaceans, any juvenile fish as by - catches or incidental ca ...
Regulation 32 (1) A person fishing(a) under the authority of a licence issued for commercial fishing shall not dump from any vessel, fish that has been cau ...
Regulation 33 (1) A person shall not tranship fish from a Ghanaian fishing vessel to a foreign fishing vessel that is not licensed under the Act or vice-ve ...
Regulation 33 (2) A person shall not tranship fish from a Ghanaian industrial vessel to a semi-industrial vessel or to canoes or vice-versa. ...
Regulation 33 (3) A person shall not transfer fish from one canoe to another canoe or from a semi-industrial to a canoe except in areas where there are no ...
Regulation 33 (4) A fishing vessel of fifty gross registered tonnage and above or licensed as an industrial vessel shall deposit their catches at approved ...
Regulation 33 (5) A person shall not transfer fish from one canoe to another canoe or from a semi-industrial vessel to a canoe except in verifiable emergen ...
Regulation 33 (5) A person shall not transfer fish from one canoe to another canoe or from a semi-industrial vessel to a canoe except in verifiable emergen ...
Regulation 33 (6) A carrier or a servicing vessel that services the fishing operations of a vessel in the fishing waters of this country shall be licensed ...
Regulation 33 (7) A vessel calling at a port to carry fish outside this country shall pay the appropriate transhipment fee to the Commission. ...
Regulation 33 (8) Transhipment of fish can only be undertaken at authorised ports. ...
Regulation 33 (9) A carrier shall declare its load at the authorised port before transhipment. ...
Regulation 34(1) A Ghanaian registered vessel shall report immediately to the appropriate authority the sighting of a vessel fishing in the Exclusive Economic Z ...
Regulation 34(2) A vessel sighting report shall be as in Form F of the Schedule. ...
Regulation 34(3) Where the information given in the vessel sighting report leads to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of a person or persons involved in th ...
Regulation 35(1) The Minister shall on the recommendation of the Commission designate as an observer any person with the requisite expertise and knowledge who(a ...
Regulation 35 (2) An observer shall(a) monitor fishing activities;(b) examine and measure fishing gear, scientific data and other observations and take sam ...
Regulation 36(1) The Commission shall provide each observer with a certificate specifying the observer's designation and duties to be performed.(2) An observer ...
Regulation 37(1) For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the Act, the Minister may appoint Fisheries Protection Officers or Surveillance Officers as Inspec ...
Regulation 37 (2) The Inspectors may exercise the powers conferred on a police officer and authorised persons under section 96 of the Act. ...
Regulation 37 (3) Where a vessel is arrested the inspectors in the arrested vessel and the law enforcement officers shall comply with the reporting procedu ...
Regulation 38(1) The Master and crew of a vessel shall provide boarding ladder to enable an inspector to embark and disembark safely at sea and in port. ...
Regulation 38 (2) The boarding ladder shall be kept clean and in good order. ...
Regulation 38 (3) The ladder shall be positioned and secured (a) to keep it clear of any possible discharges from the vessel, (b) to keep it clea ...
Regulation 38 (4) The steps of the boarding ladder shall (a) be of hardwood or other material of equivalent property made in one piece free of knots but th ...
Regulation 38 (5) A boarding ladder shall not have more than two replacement steps which are secured in position by a method different from that used in th ...
Regulation 38 (6) Any steps differently secured under sub-regulation (5) shall be replaced as soon as reasonably practicable by steps secured in position b ...
Regulation 38 (7) When any replacement step is secured to the side ropes of the boarding ladder by means of grooves in the side of the step, the grooves sh ...
Regulation 38 (8) The side ropes of the ladder shall consist of two uncovered manila or equivalent ropes of not less than 60 mm in circumference on each si ...
Regulation 38 (10) Battens made of hardwood, or other material of equivalent properties, in one piece, free of knots and between 1.8 m and 2 m long, shall ...
Regulation 38 (12) A means shall be provided to enable the boarding ladder to be used on either side of the vessel. ...
Regulation 38 (13) The Inspector in charge may indicate which side the boarding ladder shall be positioned. ...
Regulation 38 (14) Where constructional features such as rubbing bands would prevent the implementation of any of these provisions on any vessel special ar ...
Regulation 39 (1) The Master and crew shall provide a safe and convenient passage for Inspectors embarking on or disembarking from the vessel between the h ...
Regulation 39 (2) Where the passage is by means of a gateway in the rails or bulwark, adequate handholds shall be provided. ...
Regulation 39 (3) Where the passage is by means of a bulwark ladder(a) the ladder shall be securely attached to the bulwark rail or platform and two handho ...
Regulation 40(1) The Master and crew shall provide light at night to brighten the over side boarding ladder at the position where the inspector boards the vesse ...
(2) A lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light shall be kept at hand ready for use. ...
(3) A heaving line shall be kept at hand, ready for use if required. ...
Regulation 41Fisheries Monitoring Centres shall be established at designated locations to monitor, search or rescue fishing vessels in distress regardless of th ...
Regulation 42A Ghanaian registered and licensed industrial fishing vessel shall not proceed to sea without an operational monitoring device prescribed by the Co ...
Regulation 43A monitoring device installed on board a fishing vessel shall transmit to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre relevant data including the catch returns ...
Regulation 44—Responsibilities concerning the monitoring devices(1) The Master of a fishing vessel shall ensure that a monitoring device is fully operational ...
Regulation 44 (2) The Master of a fishing vessel shall ensure that the catch data is not altered. ...
Regulation 44 (3) A person shall not destroy, damage, render inoperative or interfere with a monitoring device. ...
Regulation 45(1) The Master of a fishing vessel shall ensure that a Fisheries Monitoring Centre receive, at least once in every two to six hours, through the mo ...
Regulation 45 (2) The Fisheries Monitoring Centre may require the Master of a vessel to provide the data at shorter time intervals, but the total catch for ...
Regulation 45 (3) Where a fishing vessel is in port, the monitoring device may be switched off, subject to prior notification of the Fisheries Monitoring C ...
Regulation 46Each Master shall ensure that, through the monitoring device, Fisheries Monitoring Centres shall monitor the date and time of entry and exit of a f ...
Regulation 47—(1) In the event of a technical failure or non-functioning of a monitoring device, the Master or the owner of the vessel or their representative ...
Regulation 48Where a Fisheries Monitoring Centre does not receive data transmission for twelve hours, the Commission may call the vessel to port, and where the ...
Regulation 50 (1) There shall be kept in a Ghanaian fishing vessel with a monitoring device installed on it, a fishing logbook in addition to other ship lo ...
Regulation 50 (2) The Master of a vessel shall record and sign entries required to be made in the fishing log book in the English language and shall specif ...
Regulation 50 (3) The master of a fishing vessel shall(a) ensure that accurate records of catch discarded at sea are maintained and submitted to the approp ...
Regulation 51Data received under this Regulation shall be treated in a confidential manner but may on specific request be given to an international body of whic ...
Regulation 52 (1) An aquaculture or aquaculture related activity shall only be undertaken after an environmental permit has been obtained from the Environm ...
Regulation 52 (2) The Commission shall issue a permit for aquaculture operations after receipt of an environmental permit from the Environmental Protection ...
Regulation 52 (3) A permit for water usage in accordance with the Water Resources Commission Act, 1996 (Act 522) shall be obtained. ...
Regulation 52 (4) A person, institution, organisation or establishment shall not carry out aquaculture without measures to guarantee confinement of the fis ...
Regulation 52 (5) The Commission shall not allow exotic species to be introduced in fish farming unless the Commission has adequate knowledge of the biolog ...
Regulation 53 (1) A person who intends to operate an intensive or semi-intensive production type of aquaculture establishment shall not construct, reconstr ...
Regulation 53 (2) An application for approval under sub regulation (1) shall be as in Form H of the Schedule and shall be accompanied with the following:(a ...
Regulation 53 (3) The Commission may approve the plan if it meets the requirements given in the National Aquaculture Guidelines or any relevant guidelines ...
Regulation 53 (4) An establishment, which meets the requirements in the National Aquaculture Guidelines, may be issued with the Aquaculture Establishment C ...
Regulation 53 (5) The Commission shall determine details of fees to be paid for permits and other aquaculture services based on the type and scale of produ ...
Regulation 53 (6) A person who seeks to carry out activities other than those for which approval is given shall apply in writing to the Commission for further c ...
Regulation 54 (1) The Commission may refuse to approve an aquaculture establishment if the project is not in the public interest. ...
Regulation 54 (2) A person aggrieved by the refusal of the Commission may appeal to the Minister within thirty days from the date of receipt of the refusal ...
Regulation 54 (3) The Minister shall constitute an appeals panel to consider the matter and advise the Minister accordingly. ...
Regulation 54 (4) The membership of an appeals panel consists of a representative each from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish Farmers Org ...
Regulation 55The Commission or its agent shall have the authority to enter any aquaculture facility for the purposes of monitoring and ensuring compliance with ...
Regulation 56 (1) A person shall not produce, distribute or sell fish seed without a fish seed production certificate issued by the Commission. ...
Regulation 56 (2) An application for fish seed production certificate shall be as in Form J of the Schedule and addressed to the Commission. ...
Regulation 56 (3) A fish seed production certificate shall be as in Form K of the Schedule. ...
Regulation 56 (4) For the purposes of avoiding transmission of diseases and parasites or pathogens in a hatchery that deals with fish seed production, the ...
Regulation 56 (5) An application for fish seed or live fish transfer within Ghana shall be as in Form M of the Schedule. ...
Regulation 56 (6) The Commission shall issue a permit for the transfer of fish seed or live fish within Ghana as set out in Form N of the Schedule. ...
Regulation 56 (7) The Commission may refuse to give permission for transfer of live fish if the live fish to be transferred comes from(a) an infested facil ...
Regulation 56 (8) A fish seed production certificate shall be issued on payment of the prescribed fee. ...
Regulation 57The Commission upon the recommendation of an Aquaculture inspector shall withdraw a fish seed production certificate if the production of fish seed ...
Regulation 58(1) Where the Commission refuses to issue a fish seed production certificate, the Commission shall communicate in writing the reasons for the refus ...
