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Sustainability 2012, 4, 2785-2794; doi:10.3390/su4112785 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Profitability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Elmina, Ghana Denis W. Aheto 1,*, Noble K. Asare 1, Belinda Quaynor 2, Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang 3, 4 1 Cephas Asare and Isaac Okyere 1 Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana; E-Mails: nasare@.gh (N.K.A.); iokyere@.gh (I.O.) 2 Marine Fisheries and Research Division (MFRD), P.O. Box BT 62, Tema, Ghana; E-Mail: santabel87@ 3 Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana; E-Mail: eytenkorang@yahoo.co.uk 4 WorldFish Center, Jalan Batu Maung, Batu Maung, 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia; E-Mail: C.Asare@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: daheto@.gh; Tel.: +233-2410056; Fax: +233-332132709. Received: 22 August 2012; in revised form: 4 October 2012 / Accepted: 10 October 2012 / Published: 24 October 2012 Abstract: In order to achieve sustainable fishing livelihoods in coastal communities, data on profitability of small-scale fisheries relative to fish species hauled and gear types used by fishermen is required as part of a broader fisheries management strategy. This study was undertaken with this in mind. Interviews were conducted among 60 fishermen between February and March 2010. Economic assessment of small-scale fishing activities were don