International Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(6), P. 235 - 248
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Rationale: Gas flaring is a significant environmental concern in many regions, including the downstream area of Taylor Creek, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its impact on artisanal fisheries, vital economic activity area, warrants investigation to understand extent its effects. Objectives: This study aimed assess effects gas fisheries Nigeria, from August 2023 January 2024. Methods: Structured questionnaires were utilized descriptive survey research design collect data during specified period. Results: The found that profoundly affects activities area. These include drastic reduction fish catch, extinction certain species, increased prices, indiscriminate mortality, disrupted fishing schedules, altered water body dynamics, impaired spawning activities, migration, and hardships for fishers. Additionally, contributes size reduction, abandonment sector by fishers, time spent fishing, accelerated degradation implements. Conclusion: negatively impacts Urgent measures are necessary mitigate these preserve local ecosystem. Recommendation: To address issues, it recommended be beneficial purposes such as injection or electricity generation. Government intervention needed restore extraction areas, companies must adopt safe environmentally friendly operations prevent further degradation. new legislation should enacted protect environment control pollution caused essential safeguarding sustaining region.
Language: Английский