Title Page
Contents
Abstract 6
INTRODUCTION 7
MATERIALS AND METHODS 12
1. Data Selection 12
1.1. Input Data 12
1.2. Location and Description of the Study Area 13
1.3. Characteristics of the small pelagic fishery 14
2. Data Analysis 15
2.1. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) 15
RESULTS 17
1. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) 17
1.1. Sardinella aurita 20
1.2. Sardinella maderensis 20
1.3. Engraulis encrasicolus 20
DISCUSSION 24
Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) 24
REFERENCES 29
Fig. 1. Map of coastal area of Ghana in Africa 14
Fig. 2a. Catch and Effort of Sardinella aurita in the small pelagic fishery of... 18
Fig. 2b. Catch and Effort and of Sardinella maderensis in the small pelagic... 18
Fig. 2c. Catch and Effort of Engraulis encrasicolus in the small pelagic fishery of... 19
Fig. 3a. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and FMSY of Sardinella aurita in the small... 21
Fig. 3b. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and FMSY of Sardinella maderensis... 22
Fig. 3c. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and FMSY of Engraulis encrasicolus... 23