Impacts of climate change on aquaculture (pond culture) :

Abstract

Climate change is an additional pressure on top of the many other aquaculture pressures which fish stocks already experience. The impact of climate change was evaluated in the context of other anthropogenic pressures on pond culture. Factors that can shape climate are climate changes. These include such processes as variations in solar radiation, deviations in the earth's orbit, mountain building and continental drift, and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approach to collect data, analyse and present it. The methods of data collection used were interviews, questionnaires and field observations. The data was collected from a sample of seventy respondents, which include 61 males and 9 females. Data was processed in excel and later transported in SPSS for analysis, which included the drawing of pie charts, bar graphs and tables used to analyse the different variables. From the study, fish farmers are facing a big problem of prolonged seasons of drought, which comes along with the climate changing. For aquaculture to take place, the key factor to consider is the source of water but due to the prolonged droughts the sources of water are drying up and most of the farms are putting their businesses to a standstill. The fish farmers should ensure that they find alternative water sources, stock the fish in time and if possible stock quick maturing fish so as to adapt to the changing climate.