Management, Challenges and Developments of Aquaculture ... 17intensive culture gets more popular in Ghana, matters on pollution of culture
area need to be critically examined because if the water quality can’t be
controlled at a good level, there will be less space to meet the aquaculture
standard and development in the future.
CONCLUSION
The aquaculture industry of Ghana looks promisimg as the climate,
demand, water bodies and other resources are suitable for aquaculture
production. Different management systems are employed at small-scale
through medium to large scale levels. Management are adopted at all levels of
production: hatchery, feeding, post-harvest and marketing.
The aquaculture industry is confronted with a number of challenges
including l high cost of good quality feed, lack of access to funds, inadequate
fingerlings, lack of training and extension services. The Government effort to
make aquaculture alternative livelihood to capture fisheries, ensuring food
security, increasing nutritional needs and other opportunities will be
materialized if the bottlenecks are tackled urgently.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank all fish farmers who shared their data and
experiences with us during the study.
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