Efforts are being made to introduce shrimp farming into Nigeria, primarily, because of the soaring demand for shrimp in international market and the attractive foreign exchange it earns. This paper examines contrarily the other side of shrimp farming rarely mentioned by investors and proponents....

The sole reliance on wild catches of shrimps to meet the increasing Nigerian demand can cause a number of problems including over fishing, destruction of shrimp fishery increased by catch problem and habitat destruction. Fresh water shrimps (Prawn) of the genus Macrobrachium is found in West...

In Africa, nearly 10 million people depend on fishing, fish farming, fish processing and trading fish. Fishing produces 7.3 million tonnes of fish per year, more than 90% of it caught by small-scale fishermen. Fish provides the main source of protein for the majority of Africans, and yet fish...

This article discusses the benefits of commercializing shrimp farming in Niger Delta, Nigeria; prospects of shrimp aquaculture; challenges of shrimp aquaculture in Nigeria; and expected government participation in the sustainable development of shrimp farming industry in Nigeria.

This report summarizes the results of a global study on the development and present status of shrimp fisheries, with a focus on direct and indirect social, economic and environmental impacts. The study reviews the current situation, problems and issues, as well as the solutions found and the...

Aquaculture is beset by many problems especially diseases caused by bacteria as the major deteriorating factors. The use of vaccines and antimicrobial agents have been centered on disease control, but are associated with problems The development of antibiotic resistance among the microorganisms...

Fish mortality has a significant impact on fish production by lowering fish productivity, causing an economic loss to the farmers, and also has a cost in terms of reduced fish health, thereby limiting the growth of the enterprise. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the impact of...

The financial intervention program requires information on the farm's financial capacity. Yet there is a dearth of empirical information on the fund security status of small-scale fish agribusiness to warrant a bailout intervention. Thus, this study investigated the fund security status of...

This study was carried out to determine the fish farming practices, development and constraints among fish farmers in Ibi Local Government Area (LGA), Taraba State, Nigeria. A sampling frame was drawn from the list of 740 fish farmers registered with the Department of Fisheries and Forestry, Ibi...