Boom and bust: Soft‐shell mud crab farming in south‐east coastal Bangladesh

Lahiri, Taushik; Nazrul, K. M. Shahriar; Rahman, Muhammad Arifur; Saha, Debasish; Egna, Hillary; Wahab, Md. Abdul; Mamun, Abdullah Al

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“…In Bangladesh, the total production of crab was 12337 MT and the total export value was USD 12.38 million in 2020-21 (Figure 6). collapsing in Bangladesh (Lahiri et al, 2021). There is no commercial crab hatchery reported in Bangladesh and crab farming is completely dependent on wild stock (Ali et al, 2020).…”

Section: Crabmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hatchery production of crablet, adoption of advanced culture technologies, introduction of value-added products, expansion of new markets, balance between local and global market, and good governance are possible options for developing a sustainable mud crab industry in Bangladesh (Lahiri et al, 2021).…”

Section: Crabmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are studies focusing marine fisheries resources of Bangladesh (Sarkar et al, 2016;Shamsuzzaman et al, 2017aShamsuzzaman et al, , 2017bChakraborty, 2018;Habib & Islam, 2020), their culture potentials (Hoq, 2016;Dhar et al, 2020;Lahiri et al, 2021;Mondal et al, 2021;Chakraborty, 2021;Chowdhury et al, 2022), and constrains of mariculture development (AftabUddin et al, 2021;Sarker et al, 2021) in Bangladesh. There are also studies emphasizing opportunities and limitations in utilizing ocean resources for blue economy development in Bangladesh (Hussain et al, 2017(Hussain et al, , 2018Sarker et al, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Contribution and Prospect of Marine Fisheries in the Economy of Bangladesh and Sustainable Blue Economy Challenges: A Review

Islam,

Akter,

Hossaın

et al. 2024

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin

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Marine resources of Bangladesh are abundant, both in terms of huge sea area and its biological richness. The marine water area supports a large number of commercially important fin fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and seaweeds, offering significant economic potential due to their diversified use and high demand in the international market. Therefore, the current review comprehensively examines both the contribution and potentials of marine fisheries resources to the economy, as well as the challenges involved in marine fisheries sectors in attaining a sustainable blue economy in Bangladesh. The study revealed that, the marine fisheries plays an important role in national economy and has huge prospect in employment generation and ensuring food security of Bangladesh. The expansion of mariculture and effective utilization of marine resources will open a new window for the economic development of Bangladesh. Marine fisheries production of Bangladesh has increased over the last two decades, but its relative share in total fisheries production has declined. Despite being rich in marine living resources, commercial mariculture has been developed only for shrimp, prawn, and mud crab. Challenges hindering mariculture expansion includes limited research, technological deficiencies, inadequate skilled workforce, underdeveloped domestic seafood markets, and financial constraints. Concerted efforts including exploring new fishing grounds, conducting stock assessments, implementing scientific management strategies, enacting a national marine fisheries policy, enforcing legislation, and establishing robust surveillance and monitoring mechanisms are required to foster a sustainable blue economy in Bangladesh.

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Section: Crabmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Crabmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Contribution and Prospect of Marine Fisheries in the Economy of Bangladesh and Sustainable Blue Economy Challenges: A Review

Islam,

Akter,

Hossaın

et al. 2024

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin

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“…In this technique, the crabs are reared in small cages (usually made of plastic) attached to a polyvinyl chloride pipe frame that facilitates floating on the pond (Figure 12). This technique is commercial and highly intensive, requiring feeding with fresh fish (mostly tilapia and sardines), monitoring the culture unit every 4 h, maintaining water quality, checking for diseases and/or contamination, and a high start-up investment (Lahiri et al, 2021;Rahman et al, 2017). biofloc biomass (matrix of bacteria, algae, and protozoa) that can be used as feed by the farmed animals (Hargreaves, 2006;Islam et al, 2022).…”

Section: Crab Farmingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aquaculture practices in Bangladesh: A synopsis on prospects, productivity, and problems

Samanta Chandan,

Roy

2023

J World Aquaculture Soc

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Aquaculture is one of the most prominent sectors of Bangladesh regarding nutrition, livelihood, and revenues. Although this nation has made promising improvements in aquaculture, several existing and imminent challenges can disrupt further development. Until now, no studies have extensively reviewed the existing aquaculture practices of this nation. Thus, this article elucidates the prospects, production, and problems of common aquaculture practices for the establishment of sustainable aquaculture in Bangladesh. The culture units are mainly natural bodies of water including earthen ponds, seasonal floodplains, baor, and gher. Although pond farming is the oldest and most dominant practice in this nation, the use of pen and cage cultures has also been intensified in the last decade. Regarding farmed fish species, indigenous major carps, exotic carps, tilapia, pangas catfish, and climbing perch are the major runners. Among crustaceans, giant freshwater prawns and tiger shrimp are the leading farmed species. Mud crab, biofloc, and seaweed farming are a growing focus that can evolve as artisanal and commercial‐scale farming practices in the near future. Major challenges that are potent enough to impede the establishment of viable aquaculture practices in Bangladesh are inadequate seed production, disease outbreaks, climate change, mediocre management practices, and limited mariculture propagations.

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“…The high tolerance to environmental parameters, short cropping cycle, and diversified culture system plays a vital role in developing mud crab fishery in southern Bangladesh (Mahmud and Mamun, 2012;Rahman et al, 2020). Currently, Bangladesh lacks functional crab hatchery; therefore, crab culture completely depends on capturing sub-adult crabs from the wild (Lahiri et al, 2021;Rouf et al, 2021). Marine fisheries and technology station of BFRI is trying to develop a protocol for mud crab breeding, but the survival rate is very low (Hoq et al, 2014).…”

Section: Disease Outbreaks and Use Of Chemicals And Drugs In Hatcheriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of the current situation, problems, and challenges in fish seed production and supply for Bangladesh's aquaculture development

Islam,

Olowe,

Mely

et al. 2023

Aquat. Living Resour.

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Fish seed are important for the growth of aquaculture in Bangladesh, but there are many challenges associated with supplying quality fish seed. This review evaluated the current level of production, issues and challenges that are affecting the production of fish seed in Bangladesh. The fish hatchery was found to be the major contributor in terms of fish seed production. Out of 671 metric tons of fish seed produced in 2020–2021, above 99% were from hatcheries. Freshwater finfish hatcheries have expanded over the last 30 yr, and are distributed throughout the country, but there is no commercial hatchery for coastal and marine water finfish species in the country. Shrimp and prawn hatcheries are concentrated in Cox's Bazar and the greater Jassore regions, respectively, while crab culture is entirely dependent on wild capture. Crablets are collected from nature, which has a devastating impact on biodiversity and wild stocks. The fish seed value chain is multidirectional and interlinked, and intermediaries dominate the supply chain. Disease outbreaks and indiscriminate use of chemicals are major concerns in fish seed production. Management strategies such as the introduction of certification, training programs, technology transfer, access to credit, and implementation of the law could improve the quality and productivity of fish seed in Bangladesh.

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Boom and bust: Soft‐shell mud crab farming in south‐east coastal Bangladesh

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Contribution and Prospect of Marine Fisheries in the Economy of Bangladesh and Sustainable Blue Economy Challenges: A Review

Contribution and Prospect of Marine Fisheries in the Economy of Bangladesh and Sustainable Blue Economy Challenges: A Review

Aquaculture practices in Bangladesh: A synopsis on prospects, productivity, and problems

Review of the current situation, problems, and challenges in fish seed production and supply for Bangladesh's aquaculture development

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