Acquacoltura e Pesca Pubblicazione scientifica Effects of oil spills on fish production in the Niger Delta FILONE TECNOLOGICO TEMA economia circolare e sostenibilità produzione e cattura produzione e raccolta trasformazione e commercializzazione RIASSUNTO The Niger Delta region is the oil producing area of Nigeria, which consists of highly diverse ecosystems that are supportive of numerous species of terrestrial and aquatic fauna and flora. Crude oil spills endanger fish hatcheries in coastal water and also contaminate valuable fish. This study examines the effects of oil spills on fish production in the Niger Delta of Nigeria from 1981–2015 using an estimable Cobb Douglas production function. The findings suggest that oil production and spills negatively affect fish production, while farm labour has a positive effect on fish production. On the other hand, fishery loan exerts a negative effect on fish production and this could be ascribed to the bottlenecks in accessing these loans. This study corroborates the findings in literature on the negative concomitance of oil spills and fish production and suggests a cautious approach to oil exploration activities for a sustainable development in the region. DATA Data di pubblicazione: 25/10/2018 AUTORI OSUAGWU EZE SIMPSON OLAIFA ESEOGHENE ENTE DI AFFERENZA DEPT ECONOMICS & DEV STUDIES COVENANT UNIV OTA NIGERIA HAVFORSKNINGS INST NORWAY RIVISTA PLoS ONE, 13(10), e0205114 IMPACT FACTOR 2,870