The giant tiger prawn for sustainable livelihoods of fishers in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria
Abstract
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The Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon) is the largest marine shrimp that has lived in
the Niger Delta coastal waters since 1999. Its marketability and high income as compared
to the indigenous shrimp species has attracted a growing number of fishers engaging in
harvesting the prawn. Nigeria’s shrimp industry depends on captured shrimps which generates
about USD 57 million annually in foreign exchange. The species being rich in protein and
low in fat is highly nutritious and on high demand. The species has high potentials of contributing
to poverty alleviation in the rural fishing communities, majority of whom, lives below the
poverty line of USD1.25 per day. This study seeks to establish the extent to which the
livelihoods of the giant tiger prawn fishers have changed and how the value chain actors
interact among themselves.
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