Abstract: The study was conducted to examines some characteristics of fishermen in Dundaye flood plain, Sokoto, Nigeria. Biodiversity of fisheries of DundayeFadama, Sokoto state. Frequency tables. Forty respondents were interviewed. Result, revealed that the main age of fishermen were 40%, while thier sexes and religion were 100% male and Muslim respectively. 85% of fishermen only attended quoranic education engaged in the business full time and 20% part time, engaging in additional activities to augment their income. Major problem encountered by the fishermen is lack of Information and sufficient capital to successfully carry out their fishing activities for maximum yield.
Keywords: fishermen, Dundaye flood plain, income, business.
Title: PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF SOME SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FISHERMEN IN DUNDAYE FLOOD PLAIN, AT KWALKWALAWA RIMA RIVER SOKOTO NIGERIA
Author: AMINU MUHAMMAD, Garba A. Abubak, Omovwohwovie E.E.
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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