International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Application of geographic information system for inland fisheries management: A case study of Stratum VII (Yeji Sector), Volta Lake, Ghana

Dogbeda Mawulolo Yao Azumah*
  • Dogbeda Mawulolo Yao Azumah*
  • ECOWAS Coastal & Marine Resources Management Centre, Monitoring for Environment & Security in Africa (MESA), University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 99, Legon, Ghana.
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George Wiafe
  • George Wiafe
  • ECOWAS Coastal & Marine Resources Management Centre, Monitoring for Environment & Security in Africa (MESA), University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 99, Legon, Ghana.
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Patrick Kwabena Ofori-Danson
  • Patrick Kwabena Ofori-Danson
  • Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 99, Legon, Ghana.
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Rodgers Makwinja*
  • Rodgers Makwinja*
  • Department of Fisheries Science, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201, Luwinga, Mzuzu 2, Malawi.
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Fanuel Kapute
  • Fanuel Kapute
  • Department of Fisheries Science, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201, Luwinga, Mzuzu 2, Malawi.
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Wales Singini
  • Wales Singini
  • Department of Fisheries Science, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201, Luwinga, Mzuzu 2, Malawi.
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Hastings Zidana
  • Hastings Zidana
  • Department of Fisheries, National Aquaculture Center, P. O. Box 44, Domasi, Zomba, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 19 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 December 2015
  •  Published: 30 December 2015

How to cite this article

APA /
Azumah, D. M. Y., Wiafe, G., & Ofori-Danson, P. K. (2015). Application of geographic information system for inland fisheries management: A case study of Stratum VII (Yeji Sector), Volta Lake, Ghana. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 7(11), 167-177.
Chicago /
Dogbeda Mawulolo Yao Azumah , George Wiafe and Patrick Kwabena Ofori-Danson. "Application of geographic information system for inland fisheries management: A case study of Stratum VII (Yeji Sector), Volta Lake, Ghana." International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture 7, no. 11 (2015): 167-177.
MLA /
Dogbeda Mawulolo Yao Azumah , George Wiafe and Patrick Kwabena Ofori-Danson. "Application of geographic information system for inland fisheries management: A case study of Stratum VII (Yeji Sector), Volta Lake, Ghana." International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture 7.11 (2015): 167-177.