A survey of the fisheries of River Niger at Yauri, Kebbi State

A survey of the fisheries of river Niger at Yauri was conducted with the aid of questionnaires administered randomly at four (4) landing sites of Tashan Kasuwa (main market), Gidan-ruwa, Yabon-ruwa and Hutawa. A total of fifty (50) questionnaires were administered in all the villages. From the research work it was found that 76 % of the fishermen operate on full time basis while 24 % operate on part time basis. Out of the 50 fishermen interviewed only 46% were licensed to operate there. The type of fishing gears and equipments used in Yauri are hook and line, cast net, gill net and seine net. About 46 % of the fishermen were found using mesh size less than 2.0 cm. The dominant fish species caught during flood and dry seasons include Clarias spp., Lates niloticus respectively. Higher catches are made in the months of March and April. All the fishermen interviewed (100%) do not process their fish but disposed them off fresh. Sixty percent of the fishermen belong to different cooperative societies, while 40% do not belong to any cooperative society. The problem associated with fishing operation at Yauri includes that of lack of credit facilities, lack of extension agents, and high cost of fishing items, poor road network and remote location of the fishing village

Effect of Precipitation Conditions upon Physicochemical Properties of Iron Oxide Catalyst

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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: review of Turkish reports.

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disorder, only 173 cases having been reported worldwide. Fifty two cases from Turkey are reported, 49 of which have previously been described only in Turkish publications. The mean age of the patients was 27 (SD 12) years, 34 were male, and 10 were symptomless. In 40 of the 52 cases diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically. Nineteen cases were diagnosed in siblings. This high rate suggests that pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a familial disease, which, though rare, is for unknown reasons most common in Turkey