Results from the HOTSPOT-1 project
In summary, the HOTSPOT-1 project demonstrated that heavy metals and oil compounds are present in the coastal waters of Ghana and can have negative effects both on the productivity of the ecosystem and on the contaminant concentrations in the seafood.
Furthermore, the project contributed to the building of infrastructure, e.g. laboratory facilities and field sampling equipment, as well as human capacity by training students and young professionals. The project also included a campaign of citizen science.
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Results from the HOTSPOT-2 project
In summary, HOTSPOT-2 has documented that the coastal ecosystem is impacted by climate change through changing upwelling patterns and challenged by multiple contaminants, many of which accumulate in the marine food webs.
These changes impact the livelihoods of coastal communities. The results of the socio-economic approach included in HOTSPOT-2 emphasise that resource management must recognise the extensive knowledge, skills and informal institutions that exist in fishing communities.
Furthermore, HOTSPOT-2 contributed to technological and human capacity building involving many PhD, master and under-graduate students.
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