Lesson Note on the Systems of Fishing For JSS2

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Systems of fishing

There are THREE major systems of fisheries in Nigeria . These are:

1. Small scale fisheries
2. Large-scale fisheries (industrial fisheries)
3. Aquaculture

Small-scale fisheries:

            This is commonly practiced by local fishermen who live in fishing camps along the banks of rivers, ponds, or streams or along the coast of the sea. Small-scale fisheries are very important because between 50-90% of all the fish consumed in the country come from them. Some of the features of small-scale fisheries include:

1. The fisher folks use simple equipment.
2. They catch the fish by simple methods
3. They catch small quantities of fish.

Large-scale or industrial fishery

This practice involves catching fish using large boats called TRAWLERS from natural water bodies. It is carried out on large inland rivers lakes and in oceans. Large-scale fisheries have the following features:

1. It involves the use of complicated and expensive equipment
2. It is expensive to set up and operate
3. It is carried out in the sea/ocean or in a very large inland lake.
4. A large number of aquatic animals are caught

Aquaculture:

This is otherwise known as fish farming. It is