TY - JOUR
T1 - Inland fisheries of North East Nigeria including the Upper River Benue, Lake Chad and the Nguru–Gashua wetlands: I. characterisation and analysis of planning suppositions
AU - Neiland, A.
AU - Jaffry, Shabbar
AU - Ladu, B.
AU - Sarch, M.
AU - Madakan, S.
PY - 2000/10
Y1 - 2000/10
N2 - Planning and management of inland fisheries in North East Nigeria are constrained by a lack of multi-disciplinary information. To address this problem, a survey of 1316 fishing households was undertaken within the major fisheries, including the Upper River Benue, Lake Chad and the Nguru–Gashua wetlands. The resultant profile included: fisheries resources, fishing units, economic and social organisation, fishing patterns, catch utilisation, management systems and overall trends. Fishing households were also characterised using multi-correspondence analysis and various confirmatory statistical techniques (e.g. logistic regression, ANOVA). Finally, three key fisheries planning suppositions were examined: (i) it was confirmed that fisheries have an important role in the regional economy providing employment for up to 20 000 households; (ii) it could not be confirmed that fishers and fishing communities were homogeneous groupings; (iii) possible over-exploitation of the fisheries could not be evaluated conclusively and further research is needed to provide a better understanding of this important issue within the region.
AB - Planning and management of inland fisheries in North East Nigeria are constrained by a lack of multi-disciplinary information. To address this problem, a survey of 1316 fishing households was undertaken within the major fisheries, including the Upper River Benue, Lake Chad and the Nguru–Gashua wetlands. The resultant profile included: fisheries resources, fishing units, economic and social organisation, fishing patterns, catch utilisation, management systems and overall trends. Fishing households were also characterised using multi-correspondence analysis and various confirmatory statistical techniques (e.g. logistic regression, ANOVA). Finally, three key fisheries planning suppositions were examined: (i) it was confirmed that fisheries have an important role in the regional economy providing employment for up to 20 000 households; (ii) it could not be confirmed that fishers and fishing communities were homogeneous groupings; (iii) possible over-exploitation of the fisheries could not be evaluated conclusively and further research is needed to provide a better understanding of this important issue within the region.
U2 - 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00180-6
DO - 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00180-6
M3 - Article
VL - 48
SP - 229
EP - 243
JO - Fisheries Research
JF - Fisheries Research
SN - 0165-7836
IS - 3
ER -