This study aimed to provide the very first description of the current scenario of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning the food safety and hygiene subjects among wet fish handlers (WFHs) and dry fish handlers (DFHs) in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Data collection was performed through the application of face‐to‐face interviews with 234 WFHs and 258 DFHs. The overall score of the correct answer assessed components was 55.95% and 57.05% in WFHs and DFHs, respectively. Among the different knowledge categories, both the respondents showed the highest positive response in the time, temperature, and quality control category and the lowest positive responses noted in the foodborne disease occurrence category. For attitudes, obtained results showed positive attitude with a mean score of 37.82 ± 4.28 and 35.58 ± 5.48 for WFHs and DFHs, respectively. The WFHs gained a mean score of 23.08 ± 4.24 for practices, and the score was 22.78 ± 4.47 in the case of DFHs. A positively significant correlation coefficient (rs) was observed among fish handlers' KAP of 0.326–0.584. Although the association between the three levels was acceptable, several food safety principles and hygiene practices remained unsatisfactory. These findings highlighted the need for rapid action to enhance food safety and hygiene KAP through an intensive training program to assure the production of safe fisheries products for human consumption.
The present study was meant to describe the very first description of Gracilaria verrucosa culture using a floating raft culture method on the coast of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The effects of different factors such as rope materials, culture type, raft shape, seeding intensity, harvesting phase, and water depth on the biomass production of seaweed were evaluated during a 90-day culture period. Different water quality variables such as temperature, pH, DO, salinity, TDS, transparency, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and silica were measured at every 15-day interval throughout the culture period. The seasonal appearance of epiphytic algae and cost-benefit analysis of seaweed culture was also performed. We found the range of biomass production (3.03–13.37 kg/m2) and DGR (3.08–4.72% d− 1) to be satisfactory in the floating raft culture method. A total of eight epiphytic algal species were recorded, which resulted in major challenges for the growth of Gracilaria. The cost-benefit analysis showed about a $1051 profit for a six-month culture period in 20 rafts. Our research concluded that farming G. verrucosa in the floating raft method, when certain critical factors are considered, can become a profitable sector for large-scale seaweed production in our coastal area.
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