Okaeme, A.N. (1999) Homestead fish pond and the environment in Nigeria. In: 13th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) , 3-8 November 1996 , New Bussa, Nigeria.
Abstract
Homestead fish culture is a recent innovation for mass production of fish at backyard in Nigeria. The processes of pond construction often have resulted in soil disturbances, vegetation losses, and creation of new aquatic environment. The paper discusses homestead ponds in Nigeria, their potential impact on the environment which includes erosion, over flooding, pest and disease, accident risk, undesired fossil fuel production, vegetation destruction and fish genetic conservation, strategies for environmental management in relation to pond construction are suggested
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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| Title: | Homestead fish pond and the environment in Nigeria |
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| Personal Creator/Author: | | Creators | Email |
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| Okaeme, A.N. | |
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| Page Range: | pp. 101-105 |
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| Date: | 1999 |
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| Event Title: | 13th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) |
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| Event Type: | Conference |
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| Event Location: | New Bussa, Nigeria |
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| Event Dates: | 3-8 November 1996 |
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| Issuing Agency: | Fisheries Society of Nigeria |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nigeria; environmental effects; fish culture; pond culture |
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture
Environment |
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| Item ID: | 3731 |
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| Depositing User: | Mr Luigi Baldassari |
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| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2010 11:51 |
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| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2011 18:56 |
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| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/3731 |
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