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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact of Recreational Fisheries amongst Residents of Argungu Community, Kebbi State, Nigeria
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The study assessed the socio-economic impact of recreational fisheries amongst residents of the Argungu community of Kebbi State, Nigeria. Accidental and snowball sampling techniques were used to administer one hundred (100) questionnaires to the residents of the Argungu community. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents revealed more males (76.6%) than females (23.4%). Also, the age group 31-40 years recorded the highest (48.1%), followed by the age group 21-30 years (33.8%) while ≥50 years is the least (2.6%). Respondents with secondary school education recorded the highest (35.1%) while post-secondary education was the least (14.3%). Most of the respondents are Muslims (59.7%) while Christianity recorded 40.3%. Also, the majority of the respondents (46.8%) are farmers/fishermen while the student is the least (6.5%). Many (59.7%) of the respondents have stayed in the study area for ≥20 years. The majority (63.6%) of the respondents participate in the fishing festival. Perception of the host community towards Argungu fishing festivals indicated that the Fishing festival keeps culture alive recording the highest mean value of 4.42. Business opportunity, source of revenue/foreign exchange and expansion of the local market are the major socio-economic impacts of the fishing festival. The challenges facing the sustainable development of the fishing festival are poor funding, insecurity, political instability, gender inequality etc. The study recommends that the construction of accessible roads and provision of other infrastructural facilities like a regular supply of electricity will increase the influx of visitors to the Argungu festival.
