Learning about climate-related risks: decisions of Northern Thailand fish farmers in a role-playing simulation game

The findings of this study underline the importance of understanding decision-making behaviour around risks for climate risk management in fish farming. The study aimed to improve how farmers make investment decisions in their fish farms when faced with risks from floods. The simulation game provided novel situations of experimental, role-playing, and decision-making, revealing limitations in common assumptions about the ease of learning from previous experiences. Findings also suggest that decision-support systems for aquaculture should take into account how recent experiences, understanding of information, and other factors influence risk perceptions and decisions

Developing a risk management DSS for supporting sustainable Vietnamese catfish farming

The development of a prototype DSS, named Fish@Risk, for risk management in Vietnamese catfish farming is detailed in this paper. The prototype enables aquaculture farmers to manage risks in catfish farming systematically and efficiently. It facilitates risk analysis, risk evaluation and prioritization, and selection of the most efficient risk management strategies for mitigating risks. Fish@Risk has three main components, a database component, a model component, and a graphical user interface