The nature of fishing community in Nigeria: a case study of Itowolo fishing community, Lagos
Itowolo is a fishing village being boarded with Lagos lagoon on nearly every side except the southern part which opened to the Ikorodu road from Mile 12 part of Agboyi - Ketu Local Council Development Area. During the raining season, the water level increases which possibly cause flood at heavy down pour while low water level of higher salinity during the dry season. The indigenes are primarily fisherfolks and they are effective in their fishing activities by having individual functional canoe ranging from small unmotorised paddled dugout type to outboard ones. The main gears used for fishing in the area are cast nets, gill nets, traps, hooks and lines among which cast net is prominently used Their landings during the raining season involve different species of fishes such as Heterobranchus species, Heterotis species, Channa species including others while tilapia of different species take the greatest percentage of their catches during the dry season. The shrimps top the population of catches between the months of July September. The dwellers during off fishing season engage in other economic activities that generate income such as petty trading, palm tapping, fuel wood trading, transport business, mat making, hairdressing, fashion designing, computer business centres and telecommunication vendors. In general, fishing activities are characterized by low unit productivity, intensive labour, relative low capital, low operational costs and limited gear coverage. High post harvest losses are usually experienced due to lack of suitable storage facilities which eventually lead to relative low profit.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2012
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Sociology, Nigeria, Fishing communities, Fishing household and change, Artisanal fishing, Fishing vessels, Fishing gear, Cast nets, Fish, Catch statistics, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38802 |
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