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Environmental, Demogrphic and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Adoption of Fisheries Conservation Measures in Niger Delta, Nigeria
J.A. Akankali and A. Chindah
Corresponding Author: Akankali, Justin Ayaegbunem
Submitted: 2011 April, 12
Accepted: 2011 June, 10
Published: 2011 August, 10 |
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This study was conducted to determine Environmental, Demogrphic and Socioeconomic factors
influencing adoption of artisanal fisheries resources conservation measures based on the perspectives of
Artisanal fishers in Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa states, Niger Delta, Nigeria. The study was conducted for a period
of one year (January 2008 to Decmber 2008). With the aid of well-structured questionnaires the desired
information were collected and analyzed. A total sample size of 1,200 respondents within the study area, were
selected using random sampling technique. Logistic regression technique was used to determine the impact
of the independent variables on willingness to adopt fisheries conservation measures. The regression analysis
result show that eleven (11) independent variables (Public Enlightenment, Regulatory pressure, Environmental
stewardship, Severity of pollutants, Economic circumstances, Institutional Support, Information access, Highest
Education, Fishing Experience, Legal Structure and Age) were factors that influence willingness to adopt
conservation measures by the fishers. However, the level of influence was found to vary differently in the three
states studied depending on the socioeconomic and educational status and other peculiarities of each of the
state. Generally, based on the result of the logit analysis of the perspectives of the artisanal fisher respondents,
it is therefore inferred that the willingness to adopt fisheries resources conservation measures in the Niger Delta
by the Artisanal Fishers, is significantly a function of the studied demographic, socioeconomic, psychological,
institutional and environmental factors as specified by the eleven variables.
Key words: Adoption, conservation measures, demogrphic, environmental, fisheries, influencing, Niger Delta, Nigeria, socioeconomic
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J.A. Akankali and A. Chindah, . Environmental, Demogrphic and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Adoption of Fisheries Conservation Measures in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (5): 578-586.
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