Analyses of Artisanal Fishers’ Use of Indigenous Fishing Methods in Oyan Lake, Ogun State, Nigeria
2024
Olaoye, O.J. | Ojebiyi, W.G. | Adeyemi, M.O. | Adetarami, O. | Iskil-Ogunyomi, S.A. | Adio, F.T.
Artisanal fishers’ use of indigenous fishing methods in Oyan Lake, Ogun State, Nigeria was investigated. A two-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting 120 artisanal fishers from four fishing communities. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted in this study. Data were collected with the aid of an interview guide and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, and means. Results revealed that close to half (49.2%) were within 31-40 years, 89.2% were male, 71.0% had a household size of 6-10 persons, and 59.2% of the fishers had their highest qualification as primary education. More than half (55.0%) had 11-20 years of fishing experience. The commonly identified indigenous fishing methods were fishing with traps (98.3%), fishing with hook and line (93.3%), hand netting (72.5%), and digging of enclosures (70.0%). Tilapia species and Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus were the most commonly caught fish species in Oyan Lake. The majority (92.5%) of the fishers had a favourable disposition to the use of indigenous fishing methods despite having lower fishing output as compared to that from the modern fishing methods. This study concluded that indigenous fishing methods are not only in use by the fishers but are still preferred over modern methods.
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