Influences of Environmental and Climate Indicators on Aquaculture Production in Coastal Provinces, Vietnam

Le, Nguyen Phuong; Nam, Nguyen Mau Nhat

doi:10.33899/mja.2025.160772.1603

	Influences of Environmental and Climate Indicators on Aquaculture Production in Coastal Provinces, Vietnam
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
Article 3, Volume 53, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 28-41 PDF (523 K)
Document Type: Research
DOI: 10.33899/mja.2025.160772.1603
Authors
Nguyen Phuong Le^* ¹; Nguyen Mau Nhat Nam²
¹Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Trau Quy commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, Vietnam
²Department of Economics, Engineering Society and Business Organization, University of Tuscia
Abstract
Aquaculture plays an important role in Vietnam's economic development. The fisheries sector has contributed to the country's agricultural, forestry, and fishery export turnover. Aquaculture producers’ income has significantly improved. However, Vietnam’s aquaculture industry still faces many challenges. Climate change has been considered a significant reason that threat to coastal aquaculture in Vietnam. Rising sea levels, changes in precipitation patterns, rising ambient temperatures, and increased frequency of extreme weather events directly impact the productivity and sustainability of aquaculture systems. The panel data, which were collected from eight provinces in the eight coastal provinces from 2014 to 2023, were employed. A fixed-effects model was applied to determine relationships between climate variables (temperature, rainfall, humidity, sea level rise, and sunshine hours) and environmental factors (dissolved oxygen, lead contamination, and ammonia) with aquaculture output. The results showed that factors such as dissolved oxygen, lead contamination, production area, humidity, and sea water level reveal strong relationships with aquaculture production at a statistically significant level. Meanwhile, the factors such as ammonia, rainfall, sunshine hours, and temperature did not have statistically significant correlations with aquaculture production. The findings highlighted the need for policymakers and other stakeholders to address climate resilience issues in planning, investment, and technological transformation for aquaculture development.
Keywords
Influence; Environment; Climate; Aquaculture; Coastal Vietnam

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