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Nigeria Artisanal Ghana type canoe coastal fishery - Lagos
Fishery  Fact Sheet
FCWC Fisheries Reports 2020
Nigeria Artisanal Ghana type canoe coastal fishery - Lagos
Fact Sheet Citation  
Ghana type Others [FCWC] - Ghana boat
Owned byFisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) – more>>

Overview: Wooden canoes of length ranging from 8 to 12 m and powered by outboard motors. Usually migrate from state to state or across Nigeria border to neighbouring countries.

Location of Nigeria Artisanal Ghana type canoe coastal fishery - Lagos
 

Geographic reference:  Nigeria
Spatial Scale: Value
Reference Year: 2016
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Cast nets  
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Type of production system: Artisanal
Fishery Area: Nigeria
Seasonality: All year

Harvested Resource
Target Species: Alexandria pompano; African forktail snapper; null …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type:
ident Block
Type: Measure

Fishing Activity
Type of production system: Artisanal   

Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Tropical.   Depth zone: Coastal 0 50m.   Horizontal distribution: Neritic.   Vertical distribution: Pelagic; Demersal.  

Up to 7 nautical miles from coast 

Geo References for: Nigeria
Target Species

Adult and Juvenile
Vessel Type

Ghana boat. Vessel length: 8 -12 meters


Catch Handling and Processing Equipment
Ice in containers
Crew
3 - 6
Flag State
Nigeria
Seasonality
All year
Ports
Over 120 landing sites
Trip Duration
2 - 5 days
Fisherfolks Community
Benin, Ghana and Togo nationals
Fishery Indicator List
Fishery Indicator
Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator Fishery Indicator
Type Measure 154vessels2016
Type Measure 500Persons2016
Post Harvest
 
Fish Utilisation
Dried, fresh, smoked
Markets
Benin, Nigeria
Management
Management: Management

Legal Definition
Sea Fisheries Acts of 1971 (Licensing), Regulations of 1971, Sea Fisheries (Fishing) Regulations of 1972, The EEZ Decree of 1978, the Sea fisheries Decree of 1992, Sea Fisheries Regulation 1995
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): Lagos State Department of Fisheries
Mandate: Management; Monitoring.  
Area of Competence: Nigeria
Maritime Area: National Waters.  
Management Regime
Management Methods

Conservation and management measures, both binding and non-binding. with focus on Catch control, Effort control, Environment protection - Binding

  • Gear-related measures
    Mesh size
Source of Information
 
Information provided by the FCWC Secretariat (FCWC Regional Database) and the Nigeria National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority. March 2021.
FAO. 2021. Report of the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and Fishery Statistics Capacity Development Data Workshop. Virtual Workshop, 26–30 October 2020. Rome.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/3/cb3723en/cb3723en.pdf
Bibliography
 
FAO. Report of the Workshop of National Coordinators of the UNEP/GEF/FAO Project on Reducing the Impact of Tropical Shrimp Trawling Fisheries on Living Marine Resources Through the Adoption of Environmentally Friendly Techniques and Practices. Rome, Italy, 17-19 March 1999. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 605. Rome, FAO. 1999. 46p.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/3/X2780E/X2780E00.htm
FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics.
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