Aquaculture and the environment

Aquaculture industry in the last five decades has grown at an unprecedented rate (Average growth of 3.2 percent per year) stimulated by the increased demand for fish and fishery products as global population awareness of fish as a health food increased and the population from capture fisheries becomes almost static. In the light of the noticeable expansion, this review paper focuses on the deleterious effect of many aquaculture practices which includes; degradation of terrestrial environments, pollution from chemical as well as waste and nutrient loading, diseases to mention but a few. Measures are proffered to reduce the negative impact of Aquaculture on the environment. The efforts of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agencies (NESREA) as it concerns EIA should be broadened to ensure that small aquaculture ventures along the coastline and within inland water bodies be considered to avoid environmental hazards.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ataguba, G.A., Okomoda, V.T.
Format:	conference_item biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	FISON 2012
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Pollution, Nigeria, Environment, Poverty, EIA, Food security, freshwater environment, Aquaculture systems, Environmental degradation, Chemical pollution, Wastes, Environmental effects, Environmental legislation, Environmental assessment, Pollution effects,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38766
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