Perception of Fisheries Students of Niger Delta University to Fisheries as a Profession

ADEYEMO, A.O.
Department of Fisheries/Livestock Production Technology
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
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Abstract
A narrative study on the perception of the Fisheries Students in the
Niger Delta University on their course of study and their expectation about the profession was carried out. A normative selection of respondents was done and 50 questionnaires successfully administered irrespective of the student’ level of study. The credits obtained at Secondary School Certificate examination had the highest point of what determined the choice of study. Although, 54% of the respondents did not initially chose Fisheries as a course of study, the highest point of 4.44±0.95 on a scale of 5 showed they have great expectations about the profession and perceived that it is a promising profession. The role of the Professionals should be to encourage recruitment to sustain the profession with the collaborative efforts on the part of the Government.