Fishing effort statistics of the artisanal fisheries of the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

Holzlohner, S.; Nwosu, Francis M.; Enin, Udeme I.

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“…However, in this study, additional efforts were made to sample at the fishing village, though with less sampling frequency. The decision to take samples at the trap fishing village stemmed from our frame survey of the fishing settlement in the Cross River Estuary in 1997 (Holzlöhner et al, 2004), which identified this village as specializing in shrimp trap fishery. Another aspect not yet considered in detail in the present study is the contributions in terms of value.…”

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Species composition and gear characteristics of the Macrobrachium fishery of the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

Nwosu

2010

J. Ocean Univ. China

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The Cross River Estuary, Nigeria, is an important shrimping area for artisanal fishermen of the coastal communities. The multi-species Macrobrachium fishery is exploited with three main gears, namely beach seine, push net and trap. Studies on species composition of this fishery recorded thirteen shrimp species, one swimming crab (Callinectes amnicola) and two fish species (Eleotris sp. and Pellonula leonensis). The shrimp species identified included Macrobrachium macrobrachion (83.39% and 55.69% by number and weight, respectively), M. vollenhovenii (9.66% and 37.18%), M. equidens (3.8% and 2.87%), juveniles-sub-adults of Penaeus notialis (1.11% and 1.3%), M. dux, M. felicinum, Palaemonetes africanus, Palaemon maculatus, Palaemon elegans, Desmocaris sp., Leander sp., Nematopalaemon hastatus and Alpheus pontederiae. While the selectivity index for trap was 0.25, beach seine and push net had a lower index of 0.063. The results present the first comprehensive and representative report for the Estuary shrimp fishery and will assist in the management of the biodiversity of this ecosystem.

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“…The multispecies nature of the fisheries resources of this Estuary is accompanied by multi-gear exploitation. For instance, Holzlöhner et al (2004) recorded more than twelve fishing gears for the artisanal fisheries. Studies on the species composition of catches of the Estuary have concentrated on finfish.…”

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Species composition and gear characteristics of the Macrobrachium fishery of the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

Nwosu

2010

J. Ocean Univ. China

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“…In the small-scale fisheries sector, women played greater role. The fishery on gastropod and bivalve molluscs was exclusively for women, whose exploitation is by gleaning (also referred to as hand-picking in [15]). In addition to gleaning of edible molluscs, women were also responsible for the processing and marketing of harvested fish, constituting what are known in local parlance as fish mongers [16][17][18].…”

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Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Nigeria: Introducing the Bootstrap in the Roadmap

Nwosu¹,

Fakoya²,

Akintola³

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IJFSA

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Nigeria's fisheries sector is gender biased in terms of prominence in participation. The male counterparts dominate the scene, occupying prominent positions such as ownership, control and access to productive resources of aquaculture production systems, ownership of the fishing vessels and equipment in the capture fisheries sector. These roles confer on them pecuniary benefits such as investment opportunities, loan facilities, importing and exporting licences, among others. Despite women's economic potentials in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, investments by women in both the aquaculture, artisanal and industrial sectors are at abysmally low levels. The female counterparts play the second-fiddle role of processing and marketing while depending on the male counterparts for major decisions. Underlying socio-cultural norms and gender relations accentuated by intersectionality are factors which most often impede the opportunities to own, access to or control productive resources and other inputs. Apparently, gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector is very nascent in Nigeria. Our objective in this review is to re-orient women particularly in the small-scale fisheries sector including capture and aquaculture for active and strong participation in ownership, productivity and policy/decision making contributions. Secondary data and inferences from previous studies, particularly reports and reviews from across the globe were compared with what is obtainable in Nigeria. We therefore propose improving social-entrepreneurship, bootstrapping and social-capital based empowerment initiatives among other interventions that would boost women's participation in Nigeria's fisheries sector.

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Fishing effort statistics of the artisanal fisheries of the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

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Species composition and gear characteristics of the Macrobrachium fishery of the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

Species composition and gear characteristics of the Macrobrachium fishery of the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Nigeria: Introducing the Bootstrap in the Roadmap

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