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The Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem

Environmental Forcing and Sustainable Development of Marine Resources

1st Edition - August 15, 2002

Editors: J.M. McGlade, P. Cury, K.A. Koranteng, N.J. Hardman-Mountford

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The Gulf of Guinea volume is part of a series on the Large Marine Ecosystems. This volume combines the latest research on the Gulf of Guinea from scientists working primarily in… Read more

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The Gulf of Guinea volume is part of a series on the Large Marine Ecosystems. This volume combines the latest research on the Gulf of Guinea from scientists working primarily in the region and from Europe. It covers the dynamics of the oceanic and coastal waters of the region, the major biological resources, pollution in the marine environment and the socio-economics and governance of marine fisheries. A significant number of new data sets, including some which have been repatriated from outside the region, are now made available through this publication.

The combination of the various chapters underlines the interlinkages that exist between the interannual and seasonal dynamical behaviour of the oceanic offshore waters and the living marine resources along the coast, and the direct effect they have on the livelihoods of the populations living throughout the Gulf of Guinea.

The volume is intended for those who have a general interest in the region as well as those who work professionally in the field. It will also be of immense value to resource managers and policy-makers as a demonstration project on how research can help solve the pressing problems of economic and food security in coastal regions.

Contributors. Series Editor's Introduction. Preface. Acknowledgements. Colour plates. I. Principles & Programmes. The EU/INCO-DC Project: Impacts of Environmental Forcing on Marine Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Artisanal and Industrial Fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea (J.M. McGlade, K.A. Koranteng, P. Cury). A Modular Approach to Monitoring, Assessing and Managing Large Marine Ecosystems (K. Sherman, E.D. Anderson). The Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem Project: Turning Challenges into Achievements (C. Ibe, K. Sherman). Consilience in Oceanographic and Fishery Research: A Concept and Some Digressions (D. Pauly). II. Environmental Forcing & Productivity. Environmental Forcing. Variability of Physical Environmental Processes in the Gulf of Guinea and Implications for Fisheries Recruitment. An Investigation Using Remotely Sensed Sea Surface Temperature (N.J. Hardman-Mountford, J.M. McGlade). Defining Ecosystem Structure from Natural Variability: Application of Principal Components Analysis to Remotely Sensed Sea Surface Temperature (N.J. Hardman-Mountford, J.M. McGlade). A Multi-Data Approach for Assessing the Spatio-Temporal Variability of the Ivorian-Ghanaian Coastal Upwelling: Understanding Pelagic Fish Stock Dynamics (H. Demarcq, A. Aman). Physico-Chemical Changes in Continental Shelf Waters of the Gulf of Guinea and Possible Impacts on Resource Variability (K.A. Koranteng, J.M. McGlade). Environmental Variability at a Coastal Station near Abidjan: Oceanic and Continental Influences (R. Arfi, M. Bouvy, F. Ménard). Productivity. Environmental and Resource Variability off Northwest Africa and in the Gulf of Guinea: A Review (C. Roy, P. Cury, P. Fréon, H. Demarcq). Monitoring Levels of "Phytoplankton Colour" in the Gulf of Guinea Using Ships of Opportunity (A.W.G. John, P.C. Reid, S.D. Batten, E.R. Anang). Spatial and Temporal Variations in Benthic Fauna and Communities of the Tropical Atlantic Coast of Africa (P. Le Loeuff, G.S.F. Zabi). The Contribution of Coastal Lagoons to the Continental Shelf Ecosystem of Ghana (M. Entsua-Mensah). III. Fish & Fisheries. Fish Ecology. Fish Species Assemblages on the Continental Shelf and Upper Slope off Ghana (K.A. Koranteng). Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Demersal Communities of the Continental Shelf of Côte d'Ivoire (T. Joanny, F. Ménard). Population Structure of Two Commercially Important Marine Species in and Around the Gulf of Guinea (A.D. Lovell, J.M. McGlade). Fisheries. An Overview of Fishery Resources and Fishery Research in the Gulf of Guinea (M.A. Mensah, S.N.K. Quaatey). Environmental Forcing and Fisheries Resources in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana: Did Something Happen? (P. Cury, C. Roy). Status of Demersal Fishery Resources on the Inner Continental Shelf off Ghana (K.A. Koranteng). A Database for the Trawl Fisheries of Côte d'Ivoire: Structure and Use (F. Ménard, V. Nordström, J. Hoepffner, J. Konan). Spatial Modelling of Trophic Interactions and Fisheries Impacts in Coastal Ecosystems: A Case Study of Sakumo Lagoon, Ghana (D. Pauly). IV. Ecosystem Health & the Human Dimension. Pollution. Environmental Pollution in the Gulf of Guinea: A Regional Approach (P.A.G.M. Scheren, A.C. Ibe). Socio-Economics. Socio-Economic Aspects of Artisanal Marine Fisheries Management in West Africa (E. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey). Fish Utilisation and Marketing in Ghana: State of the Art and Future Perspective (J.D. Akrofi). Institutions & Governance. How Can Collaborative Research be Most Useful to Fisheries Management in Developing Countries? (C. Nauen). Research and Extension Linkages in Ghana's Agricultural Development: The Case of Marine Fisheries (S.N.K. Quaatey). V. Index.