Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria
Fish farming has great potential for mitigating the decreasing landings from capture fisheries arising from climate change, pollution, overexploitation and use of obnoxious fishing methods. There is strong evidence that the fisheries sub-sector of agriculture is experiencing major challenges and so...
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
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| author | A. Aphunu G O Nwabeze |
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Fish farming has great potential for mitigating the decreasing landings from capture fisheries arising from climate change, pollution, overexploitation and use of obnoxious fishing methods. There is strong evidence that the fisheries sub-sector of agriculture is experiencing major challenges and some of these challenges are directly linked to climate change. Therefore, the present study attempts to investigate fish farmers’ perception of climate change impact on fish production in Delta State. Respondents in the area perceived climate change factors to include variability of temperature, air humidity and total rainfall. The study further revealed that respondents perceived low yield from fish culture to be a consequence of the negative impact of climate change.This study concluded that there’s a need for the active involvement of stakeholders in developing policies relating to climate change mitigation and beneficial response strategies to global warming
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| spelling | doaj.art-33d8d56ef29744a791aa1a345f3fb6a22022-12-22T04:23:54ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512012-12-01162Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, NigeriaA. Aphunu0G O Nwabeze1Delta State Polytechnic, P.M.B. 5, OzoroNational Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research P.M.B. 6006, New Bussa, Niger State Fish farming has great potential for mitigating the decreasing landings from capture fisheries arising from climate change, pollution, overexploitation and use of obnoxious fishing methods. There is strong evidence that the fisheries sub-sector of agriculture is experiencing major challenges and some of these challenges are directly linked to climate change. Therefore, the present study attempts to investigate fish farmers’ perception of climate change impact on fish production in Delta State. Respondents in the area perceived climate change factors to include variability of temperature, air humidity and total rainfall. The study further revealed that respondents perceived low yield from fish culture to be a consequence of the negative impact of climate change.This study concluded that there’s a need for the active involvement of stakeholders in developing policies relating to climate change mitigation and beneficial response strategies to global warming https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/48Climate changefish farmingimpact and perception |
| spellingShingle | A. Aphunu G O Nwabeze Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension Climate change fish farming impact and perception |
| title | Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Fish farmers' perception of climate change Impact on Fish Production in Delta State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | fish farmers perception of climate change impact on fish production in delta state nigeria |
| topic | Climate change fish farming impact and perception |
| url | https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/48 |
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