Factors Affecting the Sustainable Aquaculture (Case study: fishery Farms in Lorestan Province)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Senior student, Department of Rural Development, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Development, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran

Abstract

Today, the aquaculture industry has a special status as one of the most important economic sub-sectors in providing food security, trade, job creation and depriving rural areas of the world. This study was aimed to determine the factors affecting sustainable aquaculture in Lorestan province. This applied research is conducted in a survey method and its descriptive-correlative research type. The statistical population consisted of all fishery farms in Lorestan province. The sample size was determined by using Cochran formula. In this study, the sustainability of aquaculture farms is derived from the combination of three indicators of sustainability (ecological, economic, and social). Results show that the level of sustainability is moderate. It was also found that there is a positive and significant relationship between the farmers technical characteristics, the extensional education activities, total sustainability, the authorized use amount of disinfectants, the number of in-service training courses, the temperature of water entering the farm, the number of training courses prior to the activity and the water cost, totally explained of 44.3% of the total variations in depended variable. In order to sustainability increase of these farms, training courses about nutrition management, cost management, disinfectant management, fish farming cooperatives, and the technical considerations of fishery experts are recommended.

Keywords

References

  1. Bagheri, A., Ghaffari, O., and Shaban Ali Fami., H.(2014(. Factors Affecting Knowledge of Potato Waste Management in Razan. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development.the period 48-2, Number2, 1396)269-257(.
  2. Cowx, I.G., and Aya, M.P. (2011). Paradigm shifts in fish conservation: moving to the ecosystem services concept, Journal of Fish Biology (79), 1663–1680.
  3. Engle, C.R.)2008). Mari Culture, Economic and social Impacts. University of Arkansas at pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR, USA.
  4. FAO, 1995. Bibliographic reference: Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Rome. 41 p.ISBN 92-5-103834-5
  5. FAO, 2013. Studie and Reviews, Iundicators for sustainable Acuaculture in mediterran and blak sea Countries Guide for the use of indicatures to monitor sustainable development of aquaculture.ISSN 1020–9549.
  6. Ghorbanipiralidehi, F., agahi, H., Zarafshani, K., and Motamed, M. 2016. Study of Educational Content Required to Promote Sustainable Aquaculture in Guilan Province. Quarterly Journal of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development.
  7. Kalantari, k. (2012). Data Processing and Analysis in Socio-Economic Research by Using SPSS Software. Farhanghe Saba Publication, Tehran (In persian).
  8. Lehodey, A., Alheit, J., Barange, M., Baumgartner, T., Beaugrand, G., Drinkwater, K., Fromentin, M., Hare, S.R., Ottersen, G., Perry, R.I., Roy, C., Van der Lingen, C. and Werner, F. 2006. Climate Variability, Fish, and Fisheries, Journal of Climate, Vol. 19, No. 20, PP. 5009.
  9. Millar, K. & Tomkins, S. (2007). Ethical analysis of the use of GM Fish: Emerging issues for aquaculture development. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics20:437-453Springer2007. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007% 2Fs10806-007-9051-z#page-1.

10. Muddassir,M., Ali Noor,M., Ahmed, A and Aldosari, F. (2017). Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences.Awareness and adoption level of fish farmers regarding recommended fish farming practices in Hafizabad, Pakistan.www.ksu.edu.sa .www.sciencedirect.com.

11. Nielsen, M., & Beem, B. (2007). Co-management from the top? The roles of policy entrepreneurs and distributive conflict in developing co-management arrangements. Marine Policy, 31(4), 540-549.

  1. Nielsen, M., & Nielsen, R. (2015).  Fisheries, aquaculture and the marine environment: Environmental challenges and regulation, with focus on nitrogen. AG Fish Workshop, Radisson Blu Falconer Hotel & Conference Center, Copenhagen, 15-16 June 2015

13. Pishbahar, I., & Baghestani, M. (2015). vestigating the Economic Impact of World Food Prices And oil on macroeconomic variables in Iran. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development.the period 48-2, Number2,1396(197-209).

14. Pravakar, P., Sarker, B., Rahman, M., and Hossain, B. 2013, Present Status of Fish Farming and Livelihood of Fish Farmers in Shahrastiupazila of Chandpur District, Bangladesh, American-Eurasian Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Vol. 13, No. 3, PP. 391-397.

15. Roel, H., Bosma, Marc C.J. Verdegem. (2011). Sustainable aquaculture in ponds: Principles, practices and limits Livestock science.139,(2011)58-68.

16. Shang, Y. C. and Tisdell, C. A. (1997). Economic decision making in sustainable aquaculture development. In: Bardach, J.E. (eds.). Sustainable Aquaculture, pp.127-148.New York, John Wiley & Sons.

17. Solymani, A. 2011. Challenges and problems of aquaculture in country, with an emphasis on Khuzestan province, Fundamental studies office (Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources), Islamic council parliament research center, Report No. 10851.21p.

18. Tlusty, M.F., Rhyne, A.L., Kaufman, L., Hutchins, M., McGregor Reid, G., Andrews, C., Boyle, P., Hemdal, J., McGilvray, F., and Dowd, S. (2013). Opportunities for Public Aquariums to Increase the Sustainability of the Aquatic Animal Trade, Zoo Biology (32): 1–12. www.sciencedirect.com

19. World Bank, 2014. Improving livelihoods and creating wealth through sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa. www.sciencedirect.com

20. Yazdani, S., Riahi, A., Paykani, Gh. (2016). Economic Analysis of Blade Cooperatives in Mazandaran Province. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development.the period 48-2, Number2, 1396(211-226).

Zarifmanesh, T., Zoriyeh Zahra, J. 'using of phytobiotics in the development of sustainable aquaculture'. The first national conference on strategies to achieve sustainable development, Tehran, Great Hall of the Ministry of Interior, 6 and 7, March, 2013. (In Persian)

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 1
February 2019
Pages 161-171

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics