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Fish is an important food product in Ghana, accounting for 60 percent of the national dietary animal protein. Increasing urbanization and corresponding dietary shifts have fueled rapid increases in demand for certain types of fish. In Accra, for example, consumers have shifted in recent years from salted and smoked fish to consuming large quantities of fresh tilapia, much of it prepared by roadside restaurants. With regards to production, the presence of one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, the Volta, provides an almost-ideal resource for cage culture in Ghana.