Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain Fishing Vessel Registration Number in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the MOFAD department.
4. The applicant must fill up the application form as directed and submit it to the concerned authorities.
5. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. The applicant must provide all the required documents to the authorities for validation and also pay the requisite application fees.
8. Submit the completed application form and pay the required application fee and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
9. If all the information is in order, the applicant will be issued with a new fishing vessel registered number within one working day.
10. The Chief Fisheries Officer or an authorized licensing officer shall allocate to every Lake or Water body a letter or letters and a color which he or she thinks suitable for purposes of issuing a new fishing vessel registration number.
11. The registered number of a fishing Vessel Identification Plate shall be in the following form:
    • Shall consist of the appropriate letter or letters allocated under sub rule (1), together with a serial number assigned by the officer who issues the fishing vessel license.
    • Shall be clearly displayed in the appropriate color allocated on each side of the vessel's bow. and
    • Shall not be wholly or partially covered or obscured.
12. Every letter or figure used in displaying a fishing vessel's registered number for the purpose of the ordinance of the rule shall be at least twelve inches high and shall be composed of strokes at least two inches wide.

• Application form
• A National Identification Card.
• Passport
• Payment receipt.
• Certificate of incorporation in case of a body corporate.
• Proof of Tax Identification Number (TIN) from Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
• Business Registration certificate
• Police report in case the plate was stolen or lost and if damage you will surrender the damage plate
• A newspaper advert in case the plate were lost (optional)
• Laboratory report from the CID headquarters in case both plates were lost (optional)
• Copy of the identification number of the applicant
• Payment slip for the duplicate fees

Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Regional government office
M9GQ+44 Kumasi, Ghana
Kumasi, Ghana
Post: P. O. Box GP 630, Accra, Ghana
Email: info@mofad.gov.gh
Location link
Contact link

• All Fishing Vessels in Ghana which are registered in Ghana by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development are eligible for new number plate.

• Application Fees: GHS.10,000
• License Fee: 50,000 GHS

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• The Processing time for this procedure is one working day.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
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• Name of Applicant
• List and Particulars of Shareholders
• Nationality
• Passport Number
• Mailing Address
• Telephone Number
• Age and sex
• Purpose of the application
• Company name
• Full name of the owner of the fishing vessel
• Detail about the Fishing Vessel (mode, make, color etc.)
• The length of the vessel
• Declaration

• It is mandatory requirement for all Ghana fishing Vessel to be registered.
• Valid registration book (logbook) proves ownership of a Fishing Vessel.
• The purpose of the vessel Registration system is to control Ghana fishing opportunities. To restrict the size of Ghana fishing fleet, if no new fishing vessel registration is issued, this means there will be less active fishing vessels.

A Fishing Vessel identification plate shall bear the following specification-

• Metallic in nature and non-corrodible when in contact with water.
• Shape; Rectangular in shape; 15” x 5”.
• Numbers should be embossed.
• Security seal and fastening mechanism to avoid easy removal.
• Emblem and flag of Ghana.
• Color combinations and serial numbers (Colors should be water resistant).

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