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    • Accelerating climate resilience of aquatic food systems 

      Mohammed, E.; Hossain, P.R.; Lau, J.; Abdul, W.M.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Peerzadi Rumana Hossain: 0000-0002-1125-284X; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Climate change impacts on aquatic food systems place vulnerable communities with limited adaptive capacities at most risk. Policy and investment interventions require a positive bias in favor of the most vulnerable. Building ...
    • Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh II 

      Abdul, W.M.
      Type: Brief
      Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh II (ECOFISH II) is a 5-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Jointly implemented by WorldFish and the Department of Fisheries (DOF), ...
    • Fact Sheet of EcoFish Project: Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh Project 

      Abdul, W.M. (2019)
      Type: Poster
      Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) is the national fish of Bangladesh. It is the most popular fish within the countries of the Bay of Bengal region due to its taste, flavor and look. Moreover, it contains essential micronutrients ...
    • Fine-scale population structure and ecotypes of anadromous Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) across complex aquatic ecosystems revealed by NextRAD genotyping 

      Asaduzzaman, M.; Abdul, W.M.; Rahman, M.J.; Nahiduzzzaman, M.; Dickson, M.W.; Igarashi, Y.; Asakawa, S.; Wong, L.L.; Malcolm William Dickson: 0000-0003-2181-2625 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      The anadromous Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) live in the Bay of Bengal and migrate to the estuaries and freshwater rivers for spawning and nursing of the juveniles. This has led to two pertinent questions: (i) do all Hilsa ...
    • Fish Diversity in the Andharmanik River Sanctuary in Bangladesh 

      Mohammad Ali, M.; Ali, M.; Rahman, M.J.; Abdul, W.M.; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339
      Type: Journal Article
      Loss of fish biodiversity, especially in the inland and coastal areas, is a major concern in sustainable fish production. Indiscriminate fish catch, climate change and many other anthropogenic activities synergistically ...
    • Fisheries 

      Abdul, W.M.; Rahman, M.J.; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339 (2020)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea comprise a massive maritime area covering nearly 3 million square kilometers, a space larger than the land area of India. This “Greater Bay of Bengal” region is also immense and ...
    • Fisheries co-management in hilsa shad sanctuaries of Bangladesh: Early experiences and implementation challenges 

      Islam, M.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; Abdul, W.M.; Md Nahiduzzaman: 0000-0002-5152-992X (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      National fish hilsa was declining in Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh took several measures like the establishment of sanctuaries, bans on catching of brood hilsa and its offspring jatka, and reduced the illegal ...
    • Guideline on Blue Guard 

      Abdul, W.M.; Asaduzzaman, M. (2022)
      Type: Manual
      This file was produced as a guideline for engaging Blue Guards.
    • Hilsa fishery management in Bangladesh 

      Rahman, M.J.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; Haque, A.M.; Abdul, W.M.; Cohen, P.J.; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339; Md Nahiduzzaman: 0000-0002-5152-992X; A.B.M. Mahfuzul Haque: 0000-0002-5334-5630; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2020)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha), is a biologically, nutritionally, economically, socially and culturally important species in the Bay of Bengal and Persian Gulf regions, but Bangladesh enjoys the major share wherein it ...
    • Increasing social and ecological resilience of coastal fisheries 

      Tilley, A.; Cohen, P.J.; Akester, M.J.; Batalofo, M.; Notere Boso, D.; Cinner, J.; Dos Reis Lopes, J.; Duarte, A.; Eriksson, H.; Gomese, C.; Grantham, R.; Hunnam, K.; Khan, A.; Kleiber, D.L.; Lau, J.; Lawless, S.; Haque, A.M.; Mills, D.J.; Morrison, T.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; Patel, A.E.; Pereira, M.; Rahman, M.J.; Ride, A.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Smallhorn-West, P.; Sukulu, M.; Siota, F.; Ullah, M.; Abdul, W.M.; Warren, R.; Zaman, T.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Phillips, M.J.; Alexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; A.B.M. Mahfuzul Haque: 0000-0002-5334-5630; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X; Md Nahiduzzaman: 0000-0002-5152-992X; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339; Patrick Smallhorn-West: 0000-0001-6782-3704; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Small-scale coastal capture fisheries produce almost half the fish consumed in low- and middle- income countries and employ more people than all other ocean economic sectors combined, but their resilience is undermined by ...
    • Information about seed fund for hilsa fishers (Bangla vesion) 

      Abdul, W.M.; Rahman, M.J.; Hossain, M.; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339 (2019)
      Type: Brief
      This brief provides information about the seed fund that USAID ECOFISH handed over to Director General, Department of Fisheries (DoF) to raise a total amount of Taka 3.5 crore (US$0.43 million) for the Hilsa Conservation ...
    • Morpho-Genetic Divergence and Adaptation of Anadromous Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) Along Their Heterogenic Migratory Habitats 

      Asaduzzaman, M.; Abdul, W.M.; Rahman, M.M.; Mariom, A.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; Rahman, M.J.; Roy, B.K.; Phillips, M.J.; Wong, L.L.; Md Nahiduzzaman: 0000-0002-5152-992X; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Migration of an anadromous fish to heterogeneous environment continuously enforces a selective pressure that incorporates a wide range of life-history strategies by which individuals adapt to the prevailing conditions. ...
    • Mother hilsa conservation messages 

      Abdul, W.M.; Rahman, M.J.; Hossain, M.; Mohammad Jalilur Rahman: 0000-0003-4090-7339 (2019)
      Type: Poster
      This poster is the part of the awareness program for mother hilsa conservation in the pick breeding period. It has described fishing pan period, specific areas of hilsa breedings, rules and regulation taken for illegal ...
    • Population genomics of an anadromous Hilsa Shad Tenualosa ilisha species across its diverse migratory habitats: Discrimination by fine-scale local adaptation 

      Asaduzzaman, M.; Abdul, W.M.; Igarashi, Y.; Md, N.; Rahman, M.J.; Phillips, M.J.; Huang, S.Q.; Asakawa, S.; Rahman, M.M.; Wong, L.L.; Nahiduzzaman Md: 0000-0002-5152-992X; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      The migration of anadromous fish in heterogenic environments unceasingly imposes a selective pressure that results in genetic variation for local adaptation. However, discrimination of anadromous fish populations by ...
    • Poster on 65 day marine fishing ban 

      Abdul, W.M.; Asaduzzaman, M. (2022)
      Type: Poster
      The poster on marine fishing ban was produced to raise awareness to comply with the 65 day marine fishing ban.
    • Poster on Catfish conservation 

      Abdul, W.M.; Asaduzzaman, M. (2022)
      Type: Poster
      The poster has been produced to raise awareness on Catfish conservation.
    • Scientific food systems help biodiversity, livelihoods 

      Abdul, W.M. (2021)
      Type: Blog
      Evidence-based collaborative approaches need to be applied to conservation as a million animal and plant species are being pushed to the brink of extinction and fish stocks fall globally. Scientific food systems help ...
    • USAID Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH II) Quarterly Report December 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020 

      Abdul, W.M.; Haque, A.M.; A.B.M. Mahfuzul Haque: 0000-0002-5334-5630
      Type: Donor Report
      ECOFISH II has been supporting host-fishing communities in the USAID Zone of Resilience (ZOR), Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf areas, coastal fishing communities in the Meghna River Ecosystem (MRE) and the Nijhum Dwip MPA to improve ...
    • USAID Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh II (ECOFISH II) Quarterly Report (July 1, 2020 –September 30, 2020) 

      Abdul, W.M.
      Type: Donor Report
      USAID’s ECOFISH II enhances community resilience through improving the savings, livelihoods and coping strategies of host fishing communities in the USAID Zone of Resilience (ZOR) and marginalized and extremely poor fisher ...
    • USAID Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh II (ECOFISH II) Quarterly Report (October 1, 2020 –December 31, 2020) 

      Abdul, W.M.
      Type: Donor Report
      USAID’s ECOFISH II enhances community resilience through improving the savings, livelihoods and coping strategies of host fishing communities in the USAID Zone of Resilience (ZOR) and marginalized and extremely poor fisher ...