Fish hatchery survey in Borno State, Nigeria
Aquaculture is regarded as being uniquely placed to reverse declining supplies from capture fisheries and for this to be realized, fish hatchery has a notable role to play. Fish hatchery is the bedrock upon which true and sustainable fish farming can be built. A field survey was conducted in the 3 geo-political zones of the State to look into the number and functionality of fish hatcheries. Results showed that there were about 23 fish hatcheries in the State with the majority concentrated in Maiduguri metropolis. Private ownership (79%) dominated of which 84% were functional. Average annual production is less than 10,000 fingerlings in most hatcheries while the wild sourced fingerlings were used as alternative by the majority. Most hatcheries (62%) made use of concrete tanks for breeding and nursery. All the respondents were of the opinion that the level of patronage was encouraging, though agreed that the level of aquaculture development in the State was low. However, few among the respondents said aquaculture development in the State is on the increase due to low productivity of natural water bodies for the past 10 years. Recommendations were made on how to improve hatchery operation that could help to boost aquaculture development in the State
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2010
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture, Nigeria, Borno State, Hatchery management, freshwater environment, Fish culture, Freshwater aquaculture, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38151 |
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