Assessment of environmental attitude and behaviour of fisher folks along the Winneba beach

Abstract

The research set out to investigate the environmental attitude and behaviour of the Fisher Folks along the Winneba beach. The study was designed and conducted as descriptive survey. One hundred and fifty respondents were sampled. The results from the data collected and analyzed from the field showed that fisher folks along the beach of Winneba have moderate awareness about their environment. It was established that the coastal folks hold moderately positive attitude towards their environment. In terms of the environmental behaviour, data from the field indicated that the coastal folks have low environmental behaviour. It was discovered that in terms of the correspondence between environmental awareness, attitude and environmental behaviour, there was no correlation between the environmental awareness and attitude of the Fisher Folks and their environmental behaviour. Based on the analyzed data, it was concluded that even though the Fisher Folks along the Winneba beach have moderate environmental attitude, this attitude did not reflect in their environmental behaviour.