FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE PROJECT TOPICS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Coastal indigenous fishing communities have close economic, social and cultural linkages with marine ecosystems that are vital for maintaining their food security and cultural heritage (Durand, 2003). Like other small-scale fisheries, they…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Aquaculture is the husbandry of aquatic food organisms. The need arose from the decrease in supply from ocean fisheries as a result of over-fishing, habitat destruction and pollution. One of the ways…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Integrated Fisheries Resources Management is an initiative and strategies aimed at addressing the issue of how fish resources in a nation can be best shared between competing users within the broad context…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Long-line nursery systems are versatile enough to handle a wide range of nursery systems for clams (Braley, 1999). Nursery rearing as well as grow-out can be accomplished on long-lines. Trays, tube modules…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY For centuries, the coastline has been the most important human habitat, and, as a result, has been subject to a wide range of development pressures (Holland, 1998). Shrimp farming represents additional pressure…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Commercial lobster farming is becoming very popular day by day and it’s a very profitable business (Beveridge, 1996). Among all the highly-priced marine crustacean, lobsters are larger in size. A mature lobster…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Total world harvest of prawns in the Africa was 2.1% in 1981. In 1989 it had risen to 26%. However, disease and pond environment problems are causing difficulties. During the early 1990s,…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Fish and seafood constitute an important food component for a large section of world population (Wafaa et al., 2011). They come after meat and poultry as staple animal protein foods where fish…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Reef corals are critically important because they build the primary reef framework, supply essential habitats for thousands of fish and other species, and provide direct energy and other nutrient inputs to the…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Holothuria scabra, or the sandfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Metriatyla by Rowe in 1969 and is the type species of…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Women play a critical role in every link of the value chain in small-scale fisheries, although their best-known roles are in processing and marketing of fish and other fishery products. This perception…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Locally based sport fisheries on the River Niger have the potential to provide stable alternative livelihoods for poor coastal villagers. The industry would provide new income to improve food security, and build…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Not only are sharks among the ocean’s top predators and vital to the natural balance of marine ecosystems, they are also a valuable recreational species and food source (Scott & Scott, 1988).…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The story of aquaculture in Nigeria is essentially the story of catfish culture and the hope of fish supply in Nigeria hang on its development and culture. Recent trends all over the world, point to a decline…

EVALUATION OF FRESH AQUATIC PLANT (Azollapinnata) AND ARTIFICIAL DIET ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GASTRIC EVACUATION RATE AND CARCASS COMPOSITION OF NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromisniloticus) ABSTRACT Alternative plant protein sources are generally cheaper compared to animal protein sources and may be the solution…

PLASTIC MARINE DEBRIS: Importance to Aquatic Environment and Human Health ABSTRACT Over the years the importance of plastics for different purposes especially packaging has been emphasized but its adverse effect on the aquatic environment and human health makes it less desirable.…

HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN AFRICAN RIVER PRAWN (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) OF ETHIOPE RIVER ABSTRACT The concentrations of four heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, nickel and vanadium) in the African river prawn (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) sampled in three months (April, May and June) at…

A STUDY OF THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN WATER AND SEDIMENT OF OGBE-IJOH WATERSIDE OF WARRI RIVER ABSTRACT A study of the physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals contamination in water and sediments of Ogbe-Ijoh waterside of Warri…

EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON WATER AND FISH PRODUCTION IN IKPOBA RIVER USING MACRO INVERTEBRATES AS BIO-INDICATORS CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Although biologist have been studying the effects of human activities on aquatic systems and its effects on fish production for…

DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN FISH AND WATER OF IKPOBA RIVER ABSTRACT This study determined the concentrations of Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn) in four fish species (i.e Brycinus nurse, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Hemichromis fasiatus, and…