Study of Fish Exploitation Pattern of Lake Geriyo, Yola, Nigeria: An investigation of fishermen attitude towards lake fisheries

The book ‘Study of Fish Exploitation Pattern of Lake Geriyo, Yola, Nigeria’ is a tool for fisheries manager, fish farmers, research students, and other researchers in related areas where sustainable exploitation of water resources is the key to their investigation. Fisheries management has been a subject of interest. One of the challenges facing the water body is lack of exploratory data for effective stock management, negligence on the part of the regulatory bodies to data collection. This has made it impossible to know precisely how much fish is taken daily, monthly, or annually. Therefore, lack of substantial data implies poor management. And the trend of fish catches is on the decline due to over harvesting among other factors. The introduction highlights the objectives of the study, statement of the problem, justification and literature review. The material and method include the study site, method of data collections and the findings. This book will help fisheries stakeholders to develop the culture of conservation and sustainable exploitation concept for the present and future generation; thereby enhancing the continuous sustenance of livelihood of the residents.