Negative Effects of Climate Change on Aquaculture Production in Nigeria

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 159 - 167, 31.12.2025

Oluwatosin Abidemi Ogunkalu

Abstract

The fastest-growing food production industry in the world is aquaculture, which still produces far more food. In terms of employment creation and income generation, the aquaculture subsector is critical to the Nigerian economy, as it is in many other African countries. Nigeria’s aquaculture sustainability is affected by climate change, which is both a present and a future reality. Climate change is a vast global concern that is dramatically altering the climate and the Earth's ecosystems. Farmers in Nigeria have stated that climate change is causing greater unpredictability in the timing and duration of the farming season, longer and shorter rainfall periods, and reduced harmattan. This review outlines and discusses the possible negative impacts of climate change on aquaculture production in Nigeria, including flooding and drought, altered rainfall patterns, increased Temperatures, and sea-level rise.

Keywords

Climate change , Aquaculture Production , Nigeria

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