Title: Impact of climate change on aquatic marine fish production: a multivariate and causality analysis
Authors: Muhammad Mehedi Masud
Addresses: Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract: This study explores the dynamic relationship between CO2 emissions, average rainfall (RFL), average temperature (TEMP), and aquatic marine fish production (ACQ) in Malaysia using a 39-year time series of data from the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The ARDL approach to cointegration revealed that CO2 emissions and rainfall negatively and significantly influence aquatic marine fish production in the short term. The results also revealed that rainfall negatively and significantly affects aquatic marine fish production in the long run, while CO2 emissions and temperature negatively influence aquatic marine fish production in the long run, but they are not statistically significant. Therefore, the findings of this study could help determine the effects of climate change on aquatic marine fish production and guide policy decisions on how to deal with climate change and fisheries management at the national level to reduce the impact of climate change on aquatic marine fish production in Malaysia.
Keywords: climate change; CO2 emission; aquatic marine fish production; Malaysia.
International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 2023 Vol.15 No.4, pp.502 - 521
Received: 22 Feb 2022
Accepted: 13 May 2022
Published online: 13 Oct 2023 *