(1) The Commission shall be responsible for the regulation and management of the utilization of the ﬁshery resources of Ghana and the co-ordination of the policies in relation to them.

(2) For the purposes of Subsection (1) of this section, the Commission shall

(a) establish systems to manage, protect and effectively use the ﬁsh resources of Ghana to achieve the most productive use of fish resources in Ghana '

(b) monitor and ensure the implementation of Government’s policies for the development, management, conservation and utilisation of ﬁsheries resources of Ghana;

(c) prescribe in consultation with the Ghana Standards Board and Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Food. and Agriculture standards for quality, weight, measurement and. grades of ﬁsh in the country.

(d) advise the Minister on matters affecting the ﬁshing industry;

(e) foster international co-operation and collaboration in ﬁsheries for the benefit of the nation within the framework of Ghana’s Foreign policy and international commitments:

(f) establish systems and maintain action programmes for the promotion of the ﬁshing industry and the protection and welfare of Ghanaian ﬁshermen working outside Ghana; particularly along the West African Coast;

(g) receive from the unit and examine annual report on payment and disbursements of monies from the Fund established under section 30(4) of the Fisheries Law, 1991 (P.N.D.C.L. 256);

(h) co-ordinate with appropriate and national authorities on the use of Ghanaian timber to build ﬁshing canoes and inshore vessels;

(i) advise the Minister on the importation of fresh and frozen ﬁsh as a supplement to local ﬁsh production;

(j) hear and settle complaints from persons aggrieved in respect of matters arising from and related to the ﬁshing industry;

(k) co-ordinate the activities of co-operatives, societies and associations in the ﬁshing industry; and

(I) perform such other Functions as the Minister may assign to it.