Possible aquaculture development in Nigeria: evidence for commercial prospects

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorOluwatobi, Amosu Albert
dc.contributor.authorMutalib, Hammed Ayofe
dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi, Togunde Kasaliyu
dc.contributor.authorOlabode, Joseph Olufemi
dc.contributor.authorAdeyemi, Adekoya
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-08T07:32:21Z
dc.date.available2018-01-08T07:32:21Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe cultivation of desirable aquatic organisms is becoming increasingly important as one of the fastest-growing agro-industrial activities in the world. Nigeria, over the years, practised traditional methods of aquaculture in tidal pools and floodplains of inland waters. Recently, the coastal region has been the focus of aquaculture development with introduction of cage culture system. Nigeria is one of the top aquaculture producers in Africa with numerous opportunities for large-scale production, and 80% of production is from small-scale farmers who involve in brackish and freshwater cultivation, except mariculture which has several setbacks. Nigeria is yet to show feasible interest in non-fed aquaculture (macroalgae) which is among the world’s most efficient mass producer of proteins and other products. Constraints to production in the industry have been identified, while the prospects can be achieved by expanding aquaculture zones, enhancing management practices of production systems and improving product quality with the resultant creation of jobs, regular income and investment, etc.. This paper explores the status of aquaculture in Nigeria, and the components and the systems of commercial aquaculture were elucidated.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOluwatobi, A.A. et al. (2017). Possible aquaculture development in Nigeria: evidence for commercial prospects. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B, 7: 194-205en_US
dc.identifier.issn2161-6264
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3358
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17265/2161-6264/2017.03.007
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherDavid Publishingen_US
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAquacultureen_US
dc.subjectCommercial fish farmingen_US
dc.subjectMacroalgaeen_US
dc.subjectMaricultureen_US
dc.subjectIndustryen_US
dc.titlePossible aquaculture development in Nigeria: evidence for commercial prospectsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Oluwatobi_Possible-aquaculture_2017.pdf
Size:
461 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Research Articles (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology)