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The Intuitional Perspective of Environment Pollutants Impact Severity on Artisanal Fisheries Resources in Niger Delta, Nigeria
J.A. Akankali and J.F.N. Abowei
Corresponding Author: Abowei Jasper
Submitted: 2010 January, 21
Accepted: 2010 February, 11
Published: 2010 March, 10 |
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The intuitional perspective of environment Pollutants Impact Severity on Artisanal Fisheries
Resources in Niger Delta area of Nigeria was conducted for a period of one year (January 2008 – December
2008) to determine severity of environmental pollutants impacting on fisheries resources conservation and
management in the Niger Delta region based on the opinion of relevant institutional personnel perspective, The
study area covered include three core fishing states of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Questionnaires were
used to obtain desired information which was divided into 2 categories: middle level/technical and management
officers. A total sample size of 105 respondents in the study area was taken using exhaustive sampling
technique fort he institutions and random sampling technique to choose respondents within institutions where
the sample population was found to be high (n>30). The data collected was subjected to analysis using binomial
regression analysis, Kendall Rank coefficient of concordance, Likert mean and Likert mean of mean analysis.
From the results, the severities of environmental parameters on fisheries resources were considered to
significantly impact on fisheries resources by the respondents. The ranking and Likert mean of mean analysis
result showed that all studied pollutants were significantly implicated to impact on fisheries resources in the
Niger Delta region with LMm = 3.13. The Kendall ranking also showed that crude oil related pollutants such
as oil spills, gas flaring and thermal pollution were ranked as the most severe pollutants impacting on fisheries
resources of the region. This result is expected considering that the three states and the region is predominantly
crude oil producing.
Key words: Artisanal fisheries, environment pollutants severity, intuitional perspective, Niger Delta, Nigeria, ,
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J.A. Akankali and J.F.N. Abowei, . The Intuitional Perspective of Environment Pollutants Impact Severity on Artisanal Fisheries Resources in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Current Research Journal of Economic Theory, (2): Page No: 76-81.
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