Fante communities of the central Ghanaian coast are prominent marine canoe fishermen, and Fante fishers from the Elmina region established migrant fishing camps along the West African coast, in Côte d'Ivoire from the early twentieth century. A study of Ivorian artisanal fleets records Fante use of purse seines, ali/adi encircling nets for sardinella, and beach seines.
Fante fishing camps were established along the coast of Côte d'Ivoire.