The study was conducted to assess the evolution of fishing gears and crafts utilized by fishermen in Eleyele lake reservoir in lbadan Nigeria. Data were collected from thirty fishermen using a structured questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using counts and chi-square. Majority (56.7%) of the respondents were married, more of respondents were male (56.7%). Fish and fishing gear construction activities in the study area is dominated by youth. More of the respondents were Christians and few were Muslims (36.7%). There was significant relationship between the type of fishing gear use (modern and traditionl) and the time spent to catch fish as well as the quantity of fish caught. The result also revealed that traditional fishing gears such as bamboo trap, hook and line and cast net were been used by the fisher folks but were later changed to modern fishing gear. However, the effectiveness and efficiency of the modern fishing gear is being hampered by aquatic weed covering the surface of the water

Adeleke, B.A.

Ayeloja, A.A.

Jimoh, W.A.

Olawepo, K.D.

Popoola, M.A.

Rifhat, A.O.

Aquatic Commons

Introduction
Fishing like other hunting activities has been a major source of food for human race and has put an end to the unsavoryoutbreak of anemia, Kwashiorkor. It accounts for about one fifth of world total supply of animal protein and this hasrisen five folds over the last forty years from 20 million metric tons to 98 million metric tons in 1993 and projected to
exceed 150 million metric tons by the year 2010 (FAO, 1991). Fish are normally caught in the wild, techniques for catching
fishinclude hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic
animals such as shellfish, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not usually applied to catching aquatic
mammals, such as whales, where the term whaling is more appropriate, or to farmed fish (NDFHC, 2010). Water bodies are
amongthe important natural resources bequeathed to Nigeria by nature. Fishing activities constitute the traditional occupation
of communities possessing these water sources such as lakes, streams, oceans and rivers especially along River Niger and
Benue,which tri-set the country. The hunting, catching and marketing of edible freshwater and ocean fishes largely dominate
fishing industry in Nigeria. The artisanal fishermen population in Nigeria totaled about half a million and approximately 42
percent of these numbers are part-time fishermen who also engage in other economic activities such as farming and tailor-
ing.Besides, the predominant craft used in artisanal fisheries are dugout and wooden plank type of canoes or a combination
of both (FAO, 1985; Mabawonku, 1998). Large populations of the artisanal fishermen who rely on the predominant use of
small fishing gears are found around the coastal line. This group of fishermen commonly operates in inland rivers, lagoons
andcreeks; extending to about five nautical miles of the sea shore (Adesulu and Syndenham, 2002). A high percentage of
landedfish inNigeria are fromartisanal catch. Tobor (l995) reported an access to over 180,000metric tons of artisanal fishery
resources in the area and an estimated annual yield potential of 1,830,990 metric tons of fish from which a harvest close to
350,000metric tons are made annually. Faturoti (2010) reported that artisanal fisheries inNigeria provided more than 82% of
thedomestic fish supply, giving livelihoods to one million fishermen and up to 5.8 million fisher folks in the secondary sector.
Thoughartisanal fish production is the main stay of Nigerian domestic fishing industry, researchers have paid little attention
tothe experiences of the artisanal fishermen.This study is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the current
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the evolution offishing gears and crafts utilized byfishermen in Eleyele lake reservoir in lbadan
Oyo State. Nigeria. Data were collectedfrom thirtyfishermen using a structured questionnaire. The data obtained wereanalyzed using
frequency counts and chi-square. Majority (56.7%) of the respondents were married, more of respondents were male (56.7%). Fish
harvesting andfishing gear construction activities in the study area is dominated by youth. More of the respondents were Christians
(56.7%) and few were Muslims (36.7%). There was significant relationship between the type of fishing gear use (modern and tradi-
tional) and the time spent to catchfish as well as the quantity offish caught The result also revealed that traditionalfishing gears such
as basket, bamboo trap, hook and line and cast net were been used by thefisher folks but were later changed to modernfishing gear
which is gill net. The traditionalfishing gears were replaced with the modernfishing gear like gill net because of the effectiveness and
efficiency of the modernfishing gears. However. the effectiveness and efficiency of modernfishing gear is being hampered by aquatic
weeds covering the surface of the water body.
Keywords: Evolution.fishing gear.fishing craft.fishermen.
Jimoh, W. A. / Olawepo, K. D. / Rifhat, A. O.
Adeleke, B.A. / Ayeloja, A. A. / Popoola,M. A. /
Assessment of fishing gear and crafts utilized by fishermen in Eleyele
Lake, Ibadan, Oyo State
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Assessment of fishing gear and crafts utilized by fishermen in Eleyele Lake, Ibadan, Oyo State

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