For **data** collection, the researchers trained and made use of field assistants to administer questionnaire, grant interview and conduct focus group discussion to artisanal fishermen. The field assistants were drawn from each of the 3 fishing communities in the 3 local government area of the study. This is to take care of misunderstanding and misrepresentation on language barriers. The three instruments mentioned above were used to ensure that all the sampled fishermen identified in these areas were reached for proper **data** collection. The structured interview and focus group discussion were conducted using the same items from the questionnaire and translated into their local language, for example Tiv language. One of the researchers and field assistants guided the group discussion of 6 artisanal fishermen using half an hour.