ENVIRONMENTALADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FORADDRESSING DEPLETION OFAQUATIC RESOURCES IN BAYELSA STATE OF NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined environmental adult education programmes for addressing depletion of aquatic resources in Bayelsa State of Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Population of the study was 1,441 members of Community Based Organisations (CBOs). Random sampling technique was used to select six Community Based Organisations from each of the three senatorial districts of Bayelsa State. Thereafter, proportionate sampling technique was employed to select the sample size of 432 respondents, representing 30% of the total population. Validated instrument with reliability index of 0.7 tagged: Environmental Adult Education Programmes and Depletion of Aquatic Resources Questionnaire (EAEPDARQ) was used for data collection. Data collected was analysed using mean and standard deviation. Results show that members of community based organisations believed to a high extent that environmental literacy education, civic adult education, and waste management education are environmental adult education programmes that can be used to address depletion of aquatic resources in Bayelsa State of Nigeria. Therefore, the study recommended that environmental adult education programmes should be properly planned and implemented to sensitise the public on carrying out sustainable activities in their environment. Also, that Governments and fishing industries can implement measures such as fishing quotas, size limits, and gear restrictions to reduce overfishing.