Write a brief account of fishing… | Geography

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Write 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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Fishing in Nigeria

(a) Areas

Coastal/marine waters along the Atlantic (the continental shelf off Lagos, the Niger Delta and Calabar).
Inland fresh waters: rivers Niger and Benue, Lake Chad, the Kainji, Jebba and other reservoirs, creeks, lagoons and floodplains.
Fish farms (ponds) in many parts of the country.

(b) Methods

Artisanal (traditional) fishing using canoes, hooks and lines, cast nets, traps and baskets in rivers, lagoons and coastal waters.
Modern/commercial fishing using motorised trawlers and large nets in the deep sea.
Fish farming (aquaculture) in constructed ponds, and drying/smoking for preservation.

(c) Types of fish

Marine/salt-water fish: sardines, mackerel, croaker, shrimps/prawns, shark.
Fresh-water fish: tilapia, catfish (mudfish), Nile perch, mackerel and bonga.

(d) Importance

Provides cheap animal protein in the people's diet.
Provides employment and income for fishermen, traders and processors.
Supplies raw materials to industry (fish meal, canning) and reduces fish imports, saving foreign exchange.
Encourages development of related activities (boat building, net making, transport and marketing).

Write a brief account of fishing in Nigeria under the following headings: (a) areas (b) methods (c) types of fish (d) importance