Systems of Fishery
Subject : Agricultural Science
Class : Jss 2 / Basic 8
Week : Week 3
Topic : Systems of Fishery
Previous Knowledge : Learners have been taught
USES OF FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS/OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISMS
in their previous lesson .
Behavioural Objectives : By the end of the lesson , learner will be able to
- Mention method of fish preservation
- Mention various fish Products
Class Activity
- Teacher arrange a visit
to a nearby fish farm - Presents pictures and
chart on fish and fish products
SYSTEMS/METHODS OF FISHERY
CONTENT
- Systems of Fishery
Systems of Fishery
There are THREE major systems of fisheries in Nigeria. These are:
- Small scale fisheries
- Large scale fisheries (industrial fisheries)
- Aquaculture
Small Scale Fisheries
This is commonly practiced by local fishermen who live in fishing camps along the banks of the 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 it. Some of the features of small scale fisheries include:
- The fisher folks use simple equipment.
- They catch the fish by simple methods
- They catch small quantity of fish.
Large Scale or Industrial Fishery
This practice involves catching fish using large boat called TRAWLERS from natural water bodies. It is carried out on large inland rivers lakes and in the oceans. Large scale fisheries have the following features:
- It involves the use of complicated and expensive equipment.
- It is expensive to set up and operate.
- It is carried out in the sea/ocean or in very large inland lakes.
- A large quantity of aquatic animals are caught.
Aquaculture
This is otherwise known as fish farming. It is the practice of rearing fish and other aquatic organisms in artificial water bodies known as fish ponds. Aquaculture majorly produces fish in large quantity for eating and also produces beautiful coloured fish for home aquaria.
EVALUATION
- List and explain three (3) major systems of fishery in Nigeria.
