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Climate change awareness and potential risks in freshwater aquaculture sector in Türkiye: A survey-based evaluation

Year 2025, Volume: 42 Issue: 1, 1 - 14, 08.03.2025

Ayşe Tatma , Gökşen Çapar

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.1.01

Abstract

Aquaculture sector is vulnerable to climate change, which has adverse impacts on water resources such as floods, droughts, sea level rise, water scarcity and water pollution. In this study, climate change awareness of freshwater aquaculture producers and associated potential risks are investigated for Türkiye. A survey was applied to 257 trout producing plants out of 1440 active plants in 25 river basins in 2020. The results implied that 79% of producers mentioned their awareness of the negative impacts of climate change, where water quantity and quality was reported as the highest impact that would threat fish health. In terms of extreme weather events, floods and drought were experienced by 40% and 35% of respondents, respectively. Temperature increase poses a threat for the plant owners and affects trout production. One-third of the producers had financial loss of €6500-30.000. There is water sharing problem for almost 40% of plants. Future concern on water allocation was higher than 70% and the rate of agricultural insurance was very low, i.e., 11%.

Keywords

Awareness climate change freshwater aquaculture risk survey

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval is not required for this study. This study was conducted in 2019. The journal requests an ethical approval document for studies conducted as of 2020.

Supporting Institution

Bulunmamaktadır.

Thanks

Yazarlar, makalenin ingilizceye çevirisini gerçekleştiren Buse Uçar Islam'a teşekkür ederler.

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Türkiye’de tatlı su balık yetiştiriciliği sektöründe iklim değişikliği farkındalığı ve potansiyel riskler: Ankete dayalı bir değerlendirme

Year 2025, Volume: 42 Issue: 1, 1 - 14, 08.03.2025

Ayşe Tatma , Gökşen Çapar

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.1.01

Abstract

Su ürünleri yetiştiriciliği sektörü, sel, kuraklık, deniz seviyesinin yükselmesi, su kıtlığı ve su kirliliği gibi su kaynakları üzerinde olumsuz etkileri olan iklim değişikliğine karşı kırılgandır. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye için tatlısularda balık yetiştiriciliği yapan üreticilerin iklim değişikliği farkındalığı ve ilişkili potansiyel riskler araştırılmıştır. 2020 yılında 25 nehir havzasında 1440 aktif alabalık üreten tesisten 257'sine anket uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar, üreticilerin %79'unun iklim değişikliğinin olumsuz etkileri konusunda farkındalıklarının olduğunu göstermiş, balık sağlığını tehdit edecek en yüksek etki su miktarı ve kalitesi olarak rapor edilmiştir. Aşırı hava olayları açısından, katılımcıların sırasıyla %40'ı sel ve %35'i kuraklık yaşamıştır. Sıcaklık artışının tesis sahipleri için bir tehdit oluşturduğu ve alabalık üretimini etkilediği belirtilmiştir. Üreticilerin üçte biri 6500-30.000 € arasında maddi kayıp yaşadığını belirtmiştir. Tesislerin yaklaşık %40'ında su paylaşımı sorunu vardır. Su tahsisinde gelecek kaygısı %70’in üzerinde çıkmış, tarım sigortası oranı ise %11 gibi çok düşük bir seviyede kalmıştır.

Keywords

Farkındalık iklim değişikliği tatlı su balık yetiştiriciliği risk anket

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  • Borgwardt, F., Unfer, G., Auer, S., Waldner, K., El-Matbouli, M., & Bechter, T. (2020). Direct and indirect climate change impacts on brown trout in Central Europe: How thermal regimes reinforce physiological stress and support the emergence of diseases. Frontier Environmental Science, 8, Article 59. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00059
  • Dikel, S. (2009). Effects of the water temperature on fish production. Alinteri Journal of Agriculture Science, 16(B), 42-49. ISSN: 1307-3311.
  • Demircan, M., Türkoğlu, N., & Çiçek, İ. (2017). Climate change: From model to sectoral applications (in Turkish with English abstract). In A. Ertek, İ. Çiçek, N. Türkoğlu, E. Yılmaz, & M. Süzer (Eds.), International Congress on the 75th Anniversary of Turkish Geographers Society, November 8-10, 2017 (pp. 572-585). Ankara, Türkiye: Proceedings Book.
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  • TURKSTAT. (2021b). Export Statistics. Turkish Statistical Institute. https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/disticaretapp/menu.zul
  • Westerling, A.L., Hidalgo, H.G., Cayan, D.R., & Swetnam, T.W. (2006). Warming and earlier spring increase western U.S. forest wildfire activity. Science, 313(5789), 940–943. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128834
  • Williams, J.E., Isaak, D.J., Imhof, J., Hendrickson, D.A., & McMillan, J.R. (2015). Cold-water fishes and climate change in North America. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.09505-1
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Primary Language English
Subjects Environmental Management (Other)
Journal Section Articles
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Ayşe Tatma 0000-0001-8106-1785

Gökşen Çapar 0000-0002-4636-9343

Publication Date March 8, 2025
Submission Date October 29, 2024
Acceptance Date January 3, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 42 Issue: 1

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APA Tatma, A., & Çapar, G. (2025). Climate change awareness and potential risks in freshwater aquaculture sector in Türkiye: A survey-based evaluation. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 42(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.1.01