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Balancing carrots and sticks: incentives for sustainable hilsa fishery management in Bangladesh
Type: Report
Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in collaboration with the Bangladesh government’s Department of Fisheries in 2013–2016 for enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of ...
Food and feeding ecology of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) in Bangladesh’s Meghna River basin
Type: Working Paper
Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) is one of the most important tropical fish of the Indo-Pacific region, especially in Bangladeshi waters. The hilsa fishery has declined significantly since 2002 mainly due to overfishing, ...
Social considerations of large river sanctuaries: A case study from the hilsa shad fishery in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The establishment of a sanctuary is often suggested as an effective strategy for ecological restoration, though social aspects of such attempts are often overlooked. This study analyzed the socioeconomic status of 248 ...
Hilsa’s non-consumptive value in Bangladesh: Estimating the non-consumptive value of the hilsa fishery in Bangladesh using the contingent valuation method
Type: Working Paper
Hilsa is Bangladesh’s most important single-species fishery: for cultural identity, earnings and employment. However, overfishing, habitat destruction, siltation, pollution and climate change have driven catches down, and ...