Present Status of Fisheries in the Jamuna River

Shahjahan, Md.; ., M.I. Miah; Haque, Md. Mahfuzul

doi:10.3923/pjbs.2001.1173.1176

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“…According to Olusumbo et al 2018, a level of education will help fishers to adopt good handling practices to reduce fish losses indicating that the higher the educational level or well learned the fishermen are, the lesser the post-harvest losses. In the same manner, a very high rate of illiteracy (71.12% and 63.33%) in fishermen was reported elsewhere (Hossain and Pingali 1998; Shahjahan et al, 2001). The respondents are dominated by an average age group of just 23 years old, which vividly shows how energy-demanding fishing and related activities are, hence a high number of youngsters.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia

Asmamaw

Shitaw

Berisa

2021

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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This research was planned to study the contribution of fishing and fishery-related activities, and identify its threats. Primary data were collected from the Kano locality around the Alwero reservoir through a questionnaire survey, field observation, and Focus Group Discussions. Both purposive and simple random sampling procedures were adopted in this study. The result revealed that fisheries and fish-related activities are benefiting the society as a source of employment opportunities, income, provision of food that is rich in nutrients (protein), reliable household income (average annual household income contributed by fishing and fish-related activities being 611.8 USD and 69.3 USD, respectively). Besides, the result also indicated that fishing is being performed by less experienced people, who are using traditional fishing gear and preservation methods, and there is also a serious problem of overexploitation. The regression result indicated that fish price and preservation techniques have affected the average annual household income significantly. The study provided more information on the importance of fishing and its related activities to a household in the Kano locality at Abobo district. It identified overfishing as the major anthropogenic activity threatening the fish abundance and diversity in the reservoir.

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confidence: 75%

The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia

Asmamaw

Shitaw

Berisa

2021

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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“…In this case [20,21] who had worked with fishers communities give support to the findings of our study. During survey it was heard that at one…”

Section: Educational Statussupporting

confidence: 82%

Aquafarming and Its Impact on Rural Communities of Bangladesh

Kabir

Hossain

Morshed

et al. 2021

AJAEES

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The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of aquafarming on rural communities particularly on the fishermen in terms of socio-economic condition in some selected area of Muktagacha upazila in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. For collection of data through participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools with a well-structured questionnaire from July to December, 2017 a total of sixty fishermen were selected randomly. Twelve livelihood aspects of fishers were selected and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient (r) was used to evaluate the changes of socio-economic status. The findings of the study revealed that through aquaculture majority of the respondents about 58.3% moderately changed their livelihood status, while 31.7% reached higher level and only 10% of the respondents were under lower level. Out of twelve selected livelihood aspects seven were positively correlated but four of them had no relationship with their changing livelihood pattern through aquafarming. The survey identified that fishermen faced various problems such as social, economic and technical. Mostly lack of capital, illiteracy on fish farming, unawareness on health, vulnerability and few institutional supports were the main constraints in their upliftment. The findings of the research revealed that aquafarming resolutely contributing for the development of socio-economic condition of fishers in the explored area and recommended that GOs, NOGs and stakeholders should take more steps for sustainable development.

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“…In our study, majority of the respondents (53 %) were illiterate. Majority of fishermen were uneducated (63.3 %) adjacent to Jamuna River, Bangladesh also reported by [21]. Similar illiteracy rate (63 %) of fishers was also reported for fishing community in Assam by [19], whereas [22] reported it as 72.1 %.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

Outbreak of COVID-19: Impact on Socio-Economic Condition of Shrimp Farmers in South-West Coastal Bangladesh

Ahmmed

Washim

Rubel

et al. 2021

AJFAR

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Aims: The study investigated the impacts of COVID-19 on livelihood status of coastal Shrimp farmers using farm size, production and income of South-west Bangladesh. Study Design: This study is empirical in its design. Data on socio-economic factors were collected randomly from selected Shrimp farmers. Both open and closed ended questionnaire and directed to the Shrimp farmers of South-west coastal region of Bangladesh. Place and Duration of Study: The present study was carried out at Khulna district (seven selected Shrimp farming locations; viz., Paikgacha, Lasker, Goroikhali, Lata, Kapilmuni, Amadi and Koyra) of Bangladesh for a period of five months during pandemic of COVID-19 (April-August, 2020). Methodology: The key data were collected from face to face interview of 120 respondents. A brief outline about the nature and aim of the study was given to each respondent before the interview was commenced. The information of the respondents were written in the questionnaire immediately after completing the interview. Collected data were tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel (version 2016). Results: Most of the respondents were middle aged (68 %) and living in nuclear families (71 %). Majority of the Shrimp farmers were illiterate (53 %). A greater proportion (66 %) involved in small scale Shrimp farming as a primary occupation followed by moderate (27 %) and large scale (7 %) Shrimp farming. More than half of the respondents earned >20000 BDT (USD$ 1 = 85 BDT) in each month before the pandemic. The production activities were seriously hampered due to unavailability of inputs including aquamedicine, disinfectants, labor crisis, seed and feed, growing the price of production materials and interrupted communication etc. due to the pandemic. However the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic reduced the production from their Shrimp ghers, drastically curtailed the market price, and consequently greatly compressed their income and livelihoods. Conclusion: The pandemic known as COVID-19 has had a catastrophic impact on human activities, with the Shrimp farming sector being no exception. This study revealed that the socio-economic and income status of the Shrimp farmers was noticeably vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, large numbers of farmer families were unable to fulfill their minimum needs (food, income, and medical care).

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Present Status of Fisheries in the Jamuna River

Cited by 16 publications

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The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia

The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia

Aquafarming and Its Impact on Rural Communities of Bangladesh

Outbreak of COVID-19: Impact on Socio-Economic Condition of Shrimp Farmers in South-West Coastal Bangladesh

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