Ghana’s ocean is not land under water: Why the Fisheries Commission is right to demand a proper assessment of offshore gold exploration

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The Fisheries Commission’s objection to the reported grant of an offshore reconnaissance licence to Gold Coast GRC Ghana Ltd, covering approximately 10,000 square kilometres of Ghana’s shallow continental shelf, goes beyond a disagreement between two state institutions. It poses a fundamental question for Ghana's ocean governance: Can a terrestrial mining regulatory template adequately govern a major extractive…