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Biological, physico-chemical and socioeconomic datasets from coastal research across West Africa. Every dataset has a DOI.

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  1. Physico-chemical · Brackishwater

    Desktop analysis of dissolved oxygen concentrations measured in the Fosu Lagoon, Ghana, West Africa (2000 – 2022)

    This report presents datasets obtained from desk review of works done in the Fosu Lagoon located in the Central Region of Ghana, West Africa. The review covered a total of nine (9) papers, published from 2011 to 2022. It analysed only dissolved oxygen concentrations as part of a project to evaluate the evolution of the lagoon.

    Centre for Coastal Management · Fosu Lagoon

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    11 Jun 2025

    doi 10.62002/roc.ccm.2025.1

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From the field · Central Region, Ghana

Every dataset starts on a shoreline like this one.

Monthly sampling, surveys and community interviews by researchers at the Centre for Coastal Management.

Drone footage of the Central Region coast, on a loop with no sound.

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Coastal Risk Atlas

Compare coastal vulnerability by country, region and district.

Sea Rise Insight

See which shorelines are exposed under sea-level rise scenarios.

EroTrack

Shoreline change rates, from accretion to severe erosion, metre by metre.

ClimFish

Estimate how climate change affects the fish species a coast depends on.

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