The small pelagic fishery contributes substantially to Ghana’s fish production and plays important roles in food and nutritional security. However, the resource is under serious threat due to destructive fishing practices, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), overcapacity of fishing fleets, population growth and climate change. This paper aims to analyze the small pelagic fishery in terms of; mapping of the chain, landings, imports and export, role in food security and management measures to sustain the fishery. Annual landings and imports of five important small pelagic species were obtained from the database of the Fisheries Scientific Survey Division of the Fisheries Commission of Ghana and analyzed for the period 1998–2018. In terms of production, 55% of small pelagic stocks are landed fresh by the artisanal canoes, while 26% come from the inshore fleet, 4% from the industrial fleet and 15% from imports. These are traded in their fresh (65%), frozen (17%) or processed (18%) forms to several actors along the supply chain on national and international markets. The round sardine and anchovy dominated landings while the Atlantic chub mackerel was characterized by a gradual decrease over the period. Per capita small pelagic fish consumption fluctuated over the period analyzed. Imports of small pelagic fish were relatively higher than exports. The decline of these stocks of commercial importance could lead to a domino effect that could diminish the overall contributions to the economy through reduced commercial exports, while at the same time increasing the need for imports, thus threatening the livelihoods and increasing the poverty level of millions of people engaged in the sector and the food security of the nation. Fisheries management authorities should, therefore, as a matter of urgency strengthen fisheries management measures by making clear and bold decisions to reverse the stock decline and to mitigate impacts on society.

小型中上层渔业极大地促进了加纳的鱼类生产，并在粮食和营养安全中发挥了重要作用。但是，由于破坏性捕鱼行为，非法，不报告和不管制捕鱼（IUU），船队能力过剩，人口增长和气候变化，资源受到严重威胁。本文旨在分析小型中上层渔业。绘制链图，登陆，进出口，在粮食安全中的作用以及维持渔业的管理措施。从加纳渔业委员会渔业科学调查司的数据库中获得了五个重要的中上层鱼类的年度着陆量和进口量，并对1998-2018年进行了分析。在生产方面，手工中独木舟将55％的中上层小鱼类新鲜捕获，而26％来自近海舰队，4％来自工业舰队和15％来自进口。这些产品以新鲜（65％），冷冻（17％）或加工（18％）的形式交易给国内和国际市场上供应链上的多个参与者。圆形沙丁鱼和an鱼为主要着陆点，而大西洋鲭鱼的特点是在此期间逐渐减少。在分析期间，人均中上层鱼类的消费量有所波动。小中上层鱼类的进口相对高于出口。这些具有商业重要性的库存的减少可能会导致多米诺骨牌效应，该效应可能会通过减少商业出口而减少对经济的总体贡献，同时增加对进口的需求，从而威胁到该行业的生计，并加剧了数百万人的贫困水平，并加剧了该国的粮食安全。因此，渔业管理当局应紧急做出明确而大胆的决定，以扭转种群减少并减轻对社会的影响，从而加强渔业管理措施。