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dc.contributor.authorApine, Elina
dc.contributor.authorRamappa, Prashanth
dc.contributor.authorBhatta, Ramachandra
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Lucy M.
dc.contributor.authorRodwell, Lynda D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-03T11:30:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-03T11:30:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-01
dc.identifier289863769
dc.identifierb03bbb1b-1ce1-4178-840f-4f78a540b747
dc.identifier85162079815
dc.identifier.citationApine , E , Ramappa , P , Bhatta , R , Turner , L M & Rodwell , L D 2023 , ' Challenges and opportunities in achieving sustainable mud crab aquaculture in tropical coastal regions ' , Ocean and Coastal Management , vol. 242 , 106711 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106711en
dc.identifier.issn0964-5691
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:6C3FD8EA765ECE2B8F73EF4CC91AA3AE
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-5423-8792/work/138327326
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/27874
dc.descriptionFunding: This study was funded by a PhD scholarship granted by the University of Plymouth to EA (PI LMT).en
dc.description.abstractAquaculture plays a significant role in food security and provides livelihoods and employment for millions of people among coastal communities worldwide. However, the growing aquaculture sector has also created debates around its long-term ecological sustainability, economic viability, potential social inequalities and governance issues. We investigated the perceived challenges and opportunities to achieving sustainable mud crab aquaculture in tropical coastal regions by using the case study of coastal mud crab farms in Andhra Pradesh, India. Informed by perceptions and indicative financial data from a sample of stakeholders we investigated the potential economic outcomes under different scenarios representing varying yield levels, risk factors and project time periods. The main risks identified by the stakeholders were associated with the limited supply of mud crab seeds and the lack of access to governmental and non-governmental support schemes. There are no financial buffers, therefore major disease outbreaks or extreme weather conditions caused by climate change would lead to a loss of livelihoods. This paper also highlights the most critical factor determining the level of success of mud crab farming being the crab survival rate which is influenced by a variety of factors including increasing sea surface temperature. The results of this study show that small-scale mud crab farming has fewer risks and higher flexibility involved than large-scale mud crab farming. It could be an economically sustainable enterprise and serve as a tool for poverty alleviation in developing countries if microfinance support and training are available.
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dc.format.extent2114651
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofOcean and Coastal Managementen
dc.subjectFish farmingen
dc.subjectCrustaceansen
dc.subjectSubsistenceen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectBenefit-cost analysisen
dc.subjectSH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Anglingen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 1 - No Povertyen
dc.subjectSDG 5 - Gender Equalityen
dc.subjectSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growthen
dc.subjectSDG 13 - Climate Actionen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccSHen
dc.titleChallenges and opportunities in achieving sustainable mud crab aquaculture in tropical coastal regionsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Geography & Sustainable Developmenten
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106711
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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