Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations
Aquaculture continues to significantly expand its production, making it the fastest-growing food production sector globally. However, the sustainability of the sector is at stake due to the predicted effects of climate change that are not only a future but also a present reality. In this paper, we r...
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| author | Sahya Maulu Sahya Maulu Oliver J. Hasimuna Oliver J. Hasimuna Lloyd H. Haambiya Concillia Monde Confred G. Musuka Timothy H. Makorwa Timothy H. Makorwa Brian P. Munganga Brian P. Munganga Kanyembo J. Phiri Jean DaMascene Nsekanabo Jean DaMascene Nsekanabo |
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| description | Aquaculture continues to significantly expand its production, making it the fastest-growing food production sector globally. However, the sustainability of the sector is at stake due to the predicted effects of climate change that are not only a future but also a present reality. In this paper, we review the potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production and its implications on the sector's sustainability. Various elements of a changing climate, such as rising temperatures, sea-level rise, diseases and harmful algal blooms, changes in rainfall patterns, the uncertainty of external inputs supplies, changes in sea surface salinity, and severe climatic events have been discussed. Furthermore, several adaptation options have been presented as well as some gaps in existing knowledge that require further investigations. Overall, climate change effects and implications on aquaculture production sustainability are expected to be both negative and positive although, the negative effects outweigh the positive ones. Adapting to the predicted changes in the short-term while taking mitigation measures in the long-term could be the only way toward sustaining the sector's production. However, successful adaptation will depend on the adaptive capacity of the producers in different regions of the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c0973e998494041a8eb0cf406def3412022-12-21T22:41:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2021-03-01510.3389/fsufs.2021.609097609097Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and AdaptationsSahya Maulu0Sahya Maulu1Oliver J. Hasimuna2Oliver J. Hasimuna3Lloyd H. Haambiya4Concillia Monde5Confred G. Musuka6Timothy H. Makorwa7Timothy H. Makorwa8Brian P. Munganga9Brian P. Munganga10Kanyembo J. Phiri11Jean DaMascene Nsekanabo12Jean DaMascene Nsekanabo13Centre for Innovative Approach Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaWuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, ChinaDepartment of Fisheries, National Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Kitwe, ZambiaDepartment of Zoology and Aquatic Sciences, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, ZambiaLake Tanganyika Fisheries Research Unit, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Mpulungu, ZambiaDepartment of Agriculture and Aquatic Sciences, Kapasa Makasa University, Chinsali, ZambiaDepartment of Agriculture and Aquatic Sciences, Kapasa Makasa University, Chinsali, ZambiaWuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, ChinaMorogoro Fisheries Center, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Morogoro, TanzaniaCentre for Innovative Approach Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaWuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, ChinaCentre for Innovative Approach Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaWuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, ChinaCollege of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaAquaculture continues to significantly expand its production, making it the fastest-growing food production sector globally. However, the sustainability of the sector is at stake due to the predicted effects of climate change that are not only a future but also a present reality. In this paper, we review the potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production and its implications on the sector's sustainability. Various elements of a changing climate, such as rising temperatures, sea-level rise, diseases and harmful algal blooms, changes in rainfall patterns, the uncertainty of external inputs supplies, changes in sea surface salinity, and severe climatic events have been discussed. Furthermore, several adaptation options have been presented as well as some gaps in existing knowledge that require further investigations. Overall, climate change effects and implications on aquaculture production sustainability are expected to be both negative and positive although, the negative effects outweigh the positive ones. Adapting to the predicted changes in the short-term while taking mitigation measures in the long-term could be the only way toward sustaining the sector's production. However, successful adaptation will depend on the adaptive capacity of the producers in different regions of the world.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.609097/fulladaptationaquaculture productionclimate changegreenhouse gaseseffectssustainability |
| spellingShingle | Sahya Maulu Sahya Maulu Oliver J. Hasimuna Oliver J. Hasimuna Lloyd H. Haambiya Concillia Monde Confred G. Musuka Timothy H. Makorwa Timothy H. Makorwa Brian P. Munganga Brian P. Munganga Kanyembo J. Phiri Jean DaMascene Nsekanabo Jean DaMascene Nsekanabo Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems adaptation aquaculture production climate change greenhouse gases effects sustainability |
| title | Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations |
| title_full | Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations |
| title_fullStr | Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations |
| title_short | Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations |
| title_sort | climate change effects on aquaculture production sustainability implications mitigation and adaptations |
| topic | adaptation aquaculture production climate change greenhouse gases effects sustainability |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.609097/full |
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