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Alleviating the impact of sand dredging on fishing / Fatai Abiola Sowunmi

Environmental degradation continues to pose a threat to the sustainability of African natural resource endowments. Increasing demand for sand for construction purposes has made sand dredging along river or sea resources a major threat to aquatic habitats and artisanal fishing. The importance of artisanal fishing as a source of protein, and means of livelihoods in Nigeria cannot be over emphasised, bearing in mind the high level of unemployment in the country. This study examined the concept of environmental efficiency and how it can be used to evaluate the performance of artisanal fishing, usi…