THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FISH TYPE CAUGHT AND FISHING EQUIPMENT USED ON FISHERMEN AT GEZIRA STATE, SUDAN (CASE STUDY)

*O. A. Idam, Faisal A. M. Modawi and Ramy A. Yousif

The present investigation was conducted to provide baseline information of socio economic status in Gezira State localities and to study the socio-economic impacts of fish types caught and fishing equipment used on fishermen at Gezira State, Sudan. The study was conducted through visits and personal interviews of fishermen using specific designed questionnaire to study the Impact of Experience and Marketing Method on Socioeconomic Status of Fishermen community. The fishermen were asked specific questions through questionnaire. A total of 144 fishermen were investigated and interviewed. 12 representative fishing sites were visited though the proposed investigation. The data was analysed using statistical package for Social Science (SPSS). Frequency and basic descriptive statistics was calculated and Chi-Square test of independency was performed for quetionaires analysis. The findings of the study showed that, The findings of the study showed that, There were highly significant differences (P≤0.01) in fish types caught among fishermen on all localities. And there was no significant differences (P>0.05) in fishing equipment used among all localities. Umalgura locality used nets only, so this may justifying that, people here depend on other sources of animal protein like poultry and red meat sources. The study recommended that; more attention should be focused on fishermen community to improve their socio-economic condition and their income from fishing job.