Fishery Regulations And Basic Laws In Agriculture

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Table Of Contents

  1. Basic laws and regulation of fishing
  2. Ways of making facial regulation effective in Nigeria.
  3. Revision Questions

FISHERY REGULATIONS

MEANING: Fishery regulation is a set of rules and laws governing the exploitation and other practices of fishery resources, especially in open access water. In other words, fishery regulations are laws made by the government in order to control and protect fish harvesting so that they do not go into Extinction and for them (fishes) to be in regular supply from time to time.

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Fishery regulations or decree in Nigeria was promulgated in 1971 during general yakubu gowon regime.

The Fishery Regulations are as follows:

  1. Close season: This is a regulation in which no fishing is permitted to take place for a given period of time. This allows the smaller fishes to grow and mature.
  2. Catch quota: This is a form of control in which a fisherman is allowed to catch specific quantity of fish or regulating the number of fishermen by issuing them fishing permits or license at a specific amount.
  3. Mesh size regulation: This
    involves the use of a particular mesh or net size such that only the matured fishes are caught, thus protecting The Young ones.
  4. Regular stocking: This involves the addition of compatible species of fish to increase the population of fishes in water.
  5. Population control: This involves the use of other fish types like clarias (catfish) to eat up tilapia or early harvesting to prevent overpopulation.
  6. Protection of territorial waters: No vessels (except canoes) shall fish within the first two nautical miles of the water of the Nigerian continental shelf.
  7. Ban on the use of explosives: The use of explosive substances for fishing is prohibited because it often results in the death of both the mature and The Young fishes.
  8. Ban on the use of chemicals or poisonous materials: The use of noxious or poisonous chemicals is prohibited because it also results in death of both matured and The Young ones.
  9. Landing tax: Landing tax should be introduced such that total catch and sizes of fish should be taxed at the site of landing.
  10. Allocation of fishing areas: Fishing areas are allocated to individuals fisherman so as to curb in discriminate interference within large fishing area.
  11. Restriction on breeding section: The breeding section of water should be identified so as to restrict fishing in that section.
  12. Ban on discharge of pollutant or toxic substances: Pollutant or toxic materials should not be discharged into Nigerian Waters.
  13. Prohibition of dumping toxic materials: The dumping of toxic materials or industrial wastes should be prohibited in fishing areas or water.
  14. Certification for consumption: There should be certification that fishes to be sold to the public are safe for human consumption.
  15. Prohibition on killing of endangered species: The law that forbid the killing of endangered aquatic animals should be prohibited.
  16. Ban on electro-fishing: Electro-fishing is outlawed except for research purposes.

Ways of making Fishery Regulations effective in Nigeria

There are several ways in which fishery regulation can be made effective in Nigeria. These are:

  1. The use of local or native languages: The fishery regulation should be written are made available in local or native languages.
  2. Simple presentation to fishermen: Regulations should be presented to the fishing community or fishermen in very simple ways.
  3. Wide publicity to create awareness: The regulations should be given wide publicity, using radio, television, posters, leaflets/handbills in order to bring such to the awareness of the people.
  4. Use of law enforcement agents: Appropriate law enforcement agents should be used to enforce the regulations.
  5. Revocation of licences: There should be revocation or withdrawal of licences of defaulting fishermen.
  6. Prosecution of defaulters: There should be prosecution of defaulting fishermen.

Revision Questions

  1. What Is fishery regulations?
  2. Discuss seven regulations as the affect fishing.
  3. Explain five fishery regulations being used in Nigeria.
  4. State three ways of making fishery regulations effective in Nigeria.
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