Theory question 107
Nigeria: People and EconomyWrite a brief account of fishing in Nigeria under the following headings: (a) areas (b) methods (c) types of fish (d) importance
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(a) Inland: rivers Niger, Benue and tributaries, Lake Chad, Kainji Lake, other dams; coastal creeks, lagoons and the Niger Delta; ocean/offshore fishing in the Gulf of Guinea; fish ponds/farms
(b) Nets (cast, drift, seine), hooks and lines, traps and baskets, spears; canoes; trawlers for deep-sea fishing
(c) Tilapia, catfish, Nile perch, mackerel, bonga, croaker, sardine, shrimps, crayfish
(d) Source of cheap protein; employment for fishermen, traders and boat builders; income and some foreign exchange; raw material for fish meal and oil; supports processing and canning industries
Separate inland, coastal and deep-sea fishing.