Economic Implications Of Fish Landings In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Ayadehe And Oku Iboku Fishing Communities In Itu Local Government Area Of Akwa Ibom State

Abstract

The aim of this study was to ascertain the economic implications of fish landings for the national economy. The study area was stratified with a frame survey into two principal sampling units (PSU) corresponding to the two fishing communities (Ayadehe and Oku Iboku in Itu Local Government Area). Each PSU was assessed for 28 -31 days per month for seven months. The landings of 36 fishermen operating in the two fishing communities were randomly sampled. Personal interview and complete enumeration were instruments for data collection. The data collected were analyzed statistically with chi-squared at 5% significance level. The findings revealed that the fishermen were faced with numerous problems. However, it was recommended among others that the provisions of cold storage facilities, icemaking plants, landing jetties, fish processing sheds, more fishing crafts, etc would boost fishing activities and catch landings in the study area.