Survey of functional and non-functional fish hatchery in Jigawa State, Nigeria
This study was conducted in the five emirate zones of Jigawa. The number of functional and non-functional fish hatcheries were investigated in the state. The results showed that there were 35 fish hatcheries in the state, and private ownership (57.14%) dominate the government ownership (42.16% ), all with less than 1000,000 fingerlings production annually. The study also indicate that out of the 35 fish hatcheries, 15 were found to be functional in operation and 20 are found existing but not functional in operation. Based on the field survey, all the respondent are of the opinion that the level of production and number of functional hatcheries in the state are low. Recommendations were made on how to improve hatchery operation that could help to boost aquaculture development in the state.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2013
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture, Nigeria, Jigawa, Fish hatchery, Functional, Non-functional, freshwater environment, automation, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/39009 |
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