Fishery resources trends and community-based management approahes adopted in the river Titas in Bangladesh

cg.contribution.worldfishauthorMustafa, M.G.
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.description.themeFisheriesen_US
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexed
cg.identifier.statusLimited access
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15715124.2009.9635376
cg.identifier.worldfish2374
cg.subject.worldfishaquatic resources
cg.subject.worldfishfisheries management
dc.creatorMustafa, M.G.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-19T09:30:00Z
dc.date.available2018-10-19T09:30:00Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractDuring 1997–2002, a Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) project was implemented to monitor fish catches in two sections of the River Titas (Goshipur to Gokornaghat section and Ka section), an important tributary of the Meghna River in Bangladesh and the lower Indo-Gangetic Plains. The study covered fishing activities, fisher’s participation in managing fishery resources, gear-diversification, changes in fishing patterns, and overall catch and effort. Fish catch monitoring results showed that production and species diversity increased over the duration of the project, due to the community management approach, which encourages participation of fishers, beneficiaries and communities in managing the renewable fishery resources. The study revealed that during 1997 to 2002 annual fish production increased by 233% and 15% in the two river sections, respectively. Overall species diversity increased by 30% in the river in 2002 compared to the baseline composition. However, overexploitation was observed in the Ka section of the river where professional fishers and catch through fish aggregating devices prevail.
dc.description.versionPeer Review
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dc.identifierhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15715124.2009.9635376
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of River Basin Management 7(2):135-145
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2009.9635376en_US
dc.identifier.issn1571-5124
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/1409
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
dc.sourceInternational Journal of River Basin Management
dc.titleFishery resources trends and community-based management approahes adopted in the river Titas in Bangladesh
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMustafa, M.G. (2009). Fishery resources trends and community-based management approahes adopted in the river Titas in Bangladesh. International Journal of River Basin Management 7(2):135-145

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