Apply In-Person:

1. To Withdraw Fish Seed Production Certificate 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. The applicant has to make sure 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.
4. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per as authority’s request.
5. No person or establishment shall produce and distribute or sell fish seed to fish farmers without a Fish Seed Production Certificate issued by an Aquaculture Inspector.
6. An Aquaculture Inspector may refuse to issue or may withdraw a Fish Seed Production Certificate if the production of fish seed, the hatchery or breeding Facilities and the brood stock are not in accordance with the Guidelines and Code of Practices of Aquaculture as established by the Chief Fisheries Office.
7. An Aquaculture Inspector may withdraw a Fish Seed Production Certificate if the person, nursery or establishment is not acting in accordance with set rules and regulations.
8. Where an Aquaculture Inspector refuses to issue a Fish Seed Production Certificate, he or she shall communicate in writing the reasons for refusal to issue the certificate to the establishment or applicant.
9. The processing time for this procedure is within 60 days.

• Fishing license
• Fish seed production details
• Fish seed production pass
• Fish Seed production equipment Details.
• Hatchery or breeding facilities
• Nursery or establishment plan
• Document on the species of the fish.

Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Regional government office
M9GQ+44 Kumasi, Ghana
Kumasi, Ghana
Location link
Contact link

• Any applicant in Ghana who wish to apply for withdrawal of Fish Seed Production Certificate is eligible.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

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• The processing time for this procedure is within 60 days.

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• Name of Applicant
• The Fishing equipment in Fish seed production
• Information on special fish seed production
• Information on foods while in Fish seed production
• The transports and transfers during the Fish seed production period
• Packing and shipment of the Fish Seed production.
• Location and establishment plan of Fish seed production
• Details of fish seed to be produced and sold.
• Details of the Fish Species and other inputs.

• This document is used for proof of withdrawal of Fish seed production business.

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