Fisheries and Wildlife

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Fisheries and Wildlife, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:

• 8. Fisheries and Wildlife a. Fish culture systems; Common types of fishes e. g Tilapia, Catfish, etc.
• i. Extensive systems: inland and deep sea fishing, lakes and rivers.
• ii. Semi-intensive systems: dams iii. Intensive systems: fish ponds – Factors to consider in ponds establishment and pond management e.g. pond fertilization, liming and desilting.
• b. Fish harvesting and processing methods
• ii. Curing, sun-drying and smoking.
• iii. Fishery regulations c. Wildlife management Habitat conservation, feeding, domestication, harvesting, processing and wildlife regulations.

Study notes & guidance

Study Fisheries and Wildlife using a recommended Agricultural Science textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Agricultural Science, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Fisheries and Wildlife, you should be able to:

1. Identify the common types of fishes in West Africa.
2. Differentiate between various systems of fish farming in West Africa.
3. Determine the factors to be considered in intensive fish farming.
4. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of different fish harvesting and processing Agriculture methods.
5. Determine the appropriate methods of catching fish.
6. Identify the various methods of fish preservation. identify the various fishery regulations in Nigeria.
7. Identify animals found in West African game reserves.
8. Give reasons for the establishment of game reserves.
9. Identify the common wildlife regulations.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Agricultural Science syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.