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(In artisanal social aspects particular reference to the place contracts. Important social features these fishing communities on the family labour pool family-based informal training and financing arrangements capital assets' owners, fish smolcers/traders) to admit family members security network that encourages 'worker' relatives authority structures eommunity political this overlap social interests and business interests Ga-Dangrne artisanal fisheries industry kinship ties promote hand they the bargaining position their crew, thwart innovation aspects sociaux la pgcherie pirogrtibre chez conzmunautés de Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey a Research Fellow (Sociology) Social and Economic Kesearch Ghana, Legon. main d’oeuvre; la et les arrangements dans la les possédants investissements effectués pirogues, le et les commerce membres de dans leur en.treprise, qui entraine surcapacité de main d’oeuvre système de protection sociale qui encourage redistribution extensive richesses acquises les investisseurs vers les parents L’incorporation des structures hiérarchique des pêcheurs dans les structure politique des communautés locales. Les implications de recouvrement entre intérets sociaux et les intérets des pêcheries artisanales Ga-Dangme sont traitées. les liens parentèle poussent un gestion effective main d’oeuvre. revanche cela affaiblit les capacités de négociation armateurs des pirogues de leurs ce qui l’innovation dans l’établissement de relations Ghana continues fisheries for the total the late annual yields from the major “herring” season (July stages since the late nineteenth century have brought about the remarkable increases artisanal fisheries artisanal fisheries intensive activity, fishing unit the average the fisherman, for separate marine fisheries is Sardinella is popularly known in two main types found here round sardinella and the flat sardinella (Koranteng, production is a holistic acknowledge that several aspects the non-biological and technological features improve our is the the kin that arise are first to outline fisheries are addresses the fishing communities. quite influential fisheries labour force relations for Statistical Social on the include the The Greater the Canoe 1992 are (Koranteng et. al., there are processors operate from are also to be found is quite important marine catch Poli and ali canoes for the canoe the Greater level, the giving that traditionally known hook and Artisanal marine fisheries closely related ones female relatives to 70 percent). girls are into apprenticeships are left little choice is part alternative jobs are communities. Perhaps fishing as combine fishing their occupational concentrate fully be older provides the one more often the average their sixties to lighter can be expected the large sea restricts‘people among their family to be their own recruitment that the the other their eanoes. directly or either their their father side; addition it is for their is quite sons and foster their fathers’ gear. the canoe. the first steps the larger ali, While about the average the time that the intense fishing longer the are considered for full the crew after Typically, apprenticeships are there are Retired fishermen or net menders for example, the beach, where they help the fishermen for good prices. This is quite common at Teshie. specifies the costs expected after There are no fixed the items include alcoholic there are available alternative the use technology and techniques outboard motors. Very few No more to join from another financial state training older are respected the sea, for the experience the old are two older useful for for advice during that older daughters, sisters other female to form they learn and handling take charge fishing training there is the three fish processing there this area activity. The the rectangular first developed this programme was the training credit facilities The idea fisheries evoke subsistence-based primitive communalism, driven distributional forces rather the quest for private bringing to the study the fishing industry. Issues are the industry apparently independent operators owned his were thus united denouncing the that the deplete the fisheries depress fish including Teshie the clashes. The conflicts the result gear (ibid). and workers Vercruijsse (ibid) do. Several complications parties, namely family and bound and economic ties. obligations enshrined relationships competes with other interests that opposing relationships to the means other norms values shared the crew and here we fishsmokers” might “free” labourersn an over-simplification real situation. effect isolates worker-owner relationship its wider relations, and attributes bargaining position on not really exist. to perpetuate itself as some sons inherit their fathers gear and canoes, inherit their fathers’ places But the prospects for advancement this direction for many hardly any fishing gear, savings and borrowing and relatives. In been valued Even among line fishermen owning fishermen, Accra Region it still concentrated are similarly their own borrow the their relatives’ an important denominator here compound into owners versus apprentice/assistant smokers. Each multi-generational team. oven owners the resources that purchasing and and for.arranging continually seeking ways to reduce their own assets. Younger women borrow ovens whenever they purchase fish on necessary capital assisting an independent smoker. Young fishermen their own. Western regions line fishermen likely to own their own and to a canoe others (Koranteng Nrnashie, 1987). attempts to local norms that young cooperation from older generation, moral support old after family based social security successful children older generation on their to help reason young Ghanaian fishermen well known their migrations to trips. They periods of local system spin abroad. Local worth noting migrant fishermen particularly important to travel with well trusted numerous obligations to avoid. In contrast when took them to that they can on “aprodo” member of stay abroad, crew continue same communal housekeeping and meals are usually jointly catered for and the costs are shared whole group. Migrant fishermen tend rely heavily on their kinsmen On trips example, fishermen from settlement. He whom they this usually and lodging, marketing necessary (petrol money). Prior information kinsmen and women alternatively, local hosts at the foreign port “aprodo” destination. from migrations, though they typically than accompany Prampram and Kpone the past been made up crew members turn on other wives. norms are really strong, stay with which they receive direct wages. the women dealers. Not taking women on “aprodo”. They describe the which Ga-Dangme traditional companies and Beninois Other types also developed, which involve train their own crew their home (Sheves, 1991). such contracts normally very complicated than travelling in home. Whatever which fishermen they display is necessary industrial fishing replaces fixed Share arrangements different kinds sometimes from one Superficially the casts the the canoe recognises and greater investment their catch to the canoe for the the canoe. visited about canoe owner. the size expenses are first Fuel bills are the the crew the canoe, the net same person, whilst the other the crew. the owner therefore, entitled to the capital inputs. the costs great lengths special deductions catch to shares that are to the canoe the shares that the felt that for them. for the canoe owner considerable is practised to form fishing the Greater poli/watsa canoes pelagic fisheries find cooperatives present there is registered association. Given the artisanal fisheries fishing is offices that authority structure. The It is local fishing the office their positions attained through inheritance. The the canoe local ritualistic fulfil before fees to the to be to resolve gear. The their communities, canoe for example are the canoe/ the absence invite outsiders to represent it comes their expertise cases is Outside direct operations the canoe owner owner is provide material assistance from private resources for fishermen they have festive occasions. This that force about the fishing is quite strictly observed. Within the compound there smoking operations sharing arrangements the smoker and her perhaps credit facilities she for the others. arises. Not feeling that ties that further links the same to this Canoe owners are the targets Anything from is inter- different canoes; and the issue Accra as a result elders try handle these criminal cases police are called in. the older the one the lead fishsmoker (the one the ovens) against her their older to be less fishing companies. Canoe owners the trends the traditional camaraderie that numerous complaints dishonest. The retire early from the fishermen, fishing trips receiving a share the catch, boosts the size shares. The companies Several cases Teshie a fishing the catch that eventually canoe owner (the canoe, the motor), especially it continues this to a confrontation important changes the future. threatening to The artisanal fisheries sector is heavily dependent close cooperation the traditional provide strategic each other a large their male supply them the first serve fisherman’s share the fish, available to but the economic to demand cash their female relations. This is take quite drastic steps to Eanma the fishsmokers that the the catch to for their their share their fish also for to the gsods, for over the are the fish after time supersede the female fresh fish. flow difficulties. accessible sources replace these “aprodo” from Lome this dealer to the outside their indebtedness living, the the present this fear that successful implementatisn to their traditional kinship as the several implications for its be detrimental to progress the system enabled it to into these Organizing around kinship The canoe owner that are understood as arbitrate are interest free, Other features pose difficulties streamline the criteria into this pertinent issue supply. Some uncle’s canoe. responsible for the size catch, their fishing is more optimistic and its impressive sector, or were an estimated estimated 8,288 canoes fishermen (Odoi-Akersie, 1988). fisheries as the community. guides the the same the owners Whatever cooperative joint or fishing communities fishing remains the average for more other activities the sector the standard this aspect therefore difficult that fishing comparable indigenous These are be the C. (1 977) Gutkind and (eds.) African Social Studies, Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fish Production Research and Diaw (1991) Norway.(Contains articles J.M. (ed.) in Ghana, 1989, Information No. 25, Research and Utilization Sardinella (Herring) Fishery Recent Developments and Utilization Branch, Kwei, E.A. Kwei (1974) African Entrepreneurship and Ghana, Accra,