FiTI implementation in Ghana
Authority
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA)
Point
Mr Danny Mohammed
Secretariat
Mr Selorm Tsatsu Gbedemah
Members of FiTI Multi-Stakeholder Group
FiTI Reports
Compliance Validations
Locating fisheries information in Ghana
The primary source for accessing online information on marine fisheries management in Ghana is the Fisheries Information System from the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA):
Additional fisheries-related information can be accessed on the website of the Fisheries Commission of Ghana.
Ghana’s FiTI Reports
FiTI Reports are joint publications of the country’s FiTI National Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and the FiTI International Secretariat. These annual reports comprise an assessment of fisheries transparency as well as recommendations for improving transparency and stakeholder participation in the country’s fisheries sector.
Ghana’s first FiTI Report, covering calendar year 2026, is expected to be released by latest August 2027.
More information about Ghana’s FiTI implementation
9 July 2024 – The then Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, declared Ghana’s commitment to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) during a side event at the 36th session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI36).
A public commitment demonstrates a sincere intention of the country’s government to increase transparency in fisheries management through the FiTI. However, the commitment should not be misinterpreted as official acceptance into the initiative. Only when such a commitment is followed by concrete implementation activities (such as the establishment of a FiTI National Multi-Stakeholder Group) and the subsequent approval of the country’s application by the FiTI International Board will the country be formally recognised as a FiTI Implementing Country.
Ghana’s official application document was submitted by Mr Danny Mohammed, Director of Research, Statistics and Information Management and Ghana’s FiTI Focal Point on 4 August 2026. The FiTI International Board approved Ghana’s application on 13 August 2026 during its 35th meeting.
Ghana has not yet been validated against the FiTI Standard.
Countries that seek to obtain the status of a FiTI Compliant Country must first reach validation eligibility by demonstrating adherence to the FiTI Standard’s transparency requirements. If deemed as eligible by the FiTI International Board, an independent validation assessment will be conducted on the country. After successfully undergoing its validation assessment, a country is declared a FiTI Compliant country. This status is maintained if the country continues to adhere to the FiTI Standard throughout subsequent validation reviews.
Ghana must reach validation eligibility (in accordance with section H.1 of the FiTI Standard) by latest 31 December 2031.
Your contact for Ghana within the FiTI International Secretariat:
Mr Godfred Ameyaw Asiedu
Regional Coordinator Anglophone Africa
(based in Ghana)
Relevant posts
- Ghana achieves FiTI Implementing Country status
- FiTI welcomes focus on fisheries transparency at OOC11 in Kenya, but urges tangible implementation progress
- FiTI side event champions data-driven partnerships for implementing WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
- From commitment to action: Anglophone African countries advance fisheries transparency in Accra
- FiTI supports implementation of WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies with new Fisheries Information System (FIS)
- Ghana inaugurates National Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) for fisheries transparency
- Ghana joins FiTI!
- Ghana not data deficient, but shows significant transparency deficits for its marine fisheries sector, new assessment shows
- FiTI initiates online transparency assessment of fisheries management information for Ghana
