CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES

Candidates were unable to:

- state the ways of maintaining fishing gear;
- define pond management ;
- describe pond management practices;
- describe the methods of applying fertilizer to fish ponds;
- draw a diagram showing the marketing channels of farmed fish;
- state the characteristics of capture fisheries and culture fisheries;
- differentiate between artisanal fisheries and industrial fisheries;
- describe methods of fishing such as hooking, trapping and gill netting;
- name the fishing gear that could be used to harvest fish in a pond;
- distinguish between chilling and freezing;
- list the causes of water pollution and the ways of controlling them;
- list culturable fish species that could be found in the country

Consequent on the identified weaknesses observable in the candidates’ scripts, the Chief Examiners made the following recommendations:

(i) Only competent graduates of Fisheries should be saddled with the responsibility of teaching the subject in Senior Secondary Schools;

(ii) Fisheries should be taught as a practical oriented subject through laboratory activities, field trips, excursions etc; and

(iii) Adequate facilities and textbooks on Fisheries should be made available to enhance the teaching – learning of Fisheries in Senior Secondary Schools.