Samuel-Richard Bogobley has a BSc. Degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Cape Coast. His experience covers fisheries co-management, resource-use planning, use of software applications in fisheries and socio-economic for community-led data collection and analysis, design and production of Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials on Fisheries and Gender-Based Violence using skills in audio and video production and graphic design. He was instrumental in the development of a clam fisheries management plan with clam fishers and farmers along the Volta River Estuary Ada based on GIS data collected using Open Tenure and ecological data submitted electronically by fishers.
Samuel-Richard Bogobley is an MPhil student studying Blue Economy, Governance and Social Resilience. His research, titled “From policy to practice: exploring the effectiveness of co-management approaches within Ghana's artisanal fisheries” seeks to understand how co-management has impacted the fisheries sector and what factors contributed to their success or failure.
He is currently a project officer (Fisheries and Communications) for Hen Mpoano, a local fisheries and coastal governance NGO.