The haor fishers in Bangladesh may face significant negative effects due to the significant changes in the country’s climate; yet, there have been very few research specifically focused on this professional group. Through focus groups and interviews, an effort was made to understand the impact and adaption strategies of the users of the harbor resource. A total of 120 respondents were chosen at random from the Dekhar haor of the Sunamganj District. Climate change vulnerabilities included variations in rainfall and temperature, frequent natural disasters, and the emergence of debilitating diseases. Initially, fishermen were found to be able to support themselves through earnings from illicit fishing, government assistance, and quick loans from non-governmental organizations in the event of disaster. The resource consumers have also changed how they work, lost their jobs, and become more reliant on their family members. Fishermen’s perspectives yielded several recommendations for effectively addressing the vulnerabilities caused by environmental changes.

A sanctuary is a specific form of protected area and considered to be an important management measure for the conservation and management of fisheries resources. Using socioeconomic and biological indicators, this study investigates the perceptions of fishers towards sanctuaries that were established in the rivers of Meghna and Padma and in inshore waters of Bangladesh since 2005 to protect the declining hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) populations. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from six communities adjacent to five hilsa sanctuaries and then analyzed to know the socioeconomic profile of fishers as well as their perceptions of the performance of sanctuaries. The majority of fishers felt that an apparent recent increase in hilsa catch is due to the establishment of sanctuaries. Their perception is well supported by catch statistics that show higher overall hilsa production both from inland and marine waters. However, fishery closure led to substantial economic hardship due to lost income. If the sanctuaries are to function effectively, issues (e.g. lost income) affecting fishers must be addressed by offering compensation schemes so that fishers are able to support their families. The process has to be transparent, inclusive and equitable. There is also a need to support alternative livelihoods for fishers in order to reduce dependence on hilsa fishing. Moreover, fishers must be provided with economic and/or other incentives so as to share responsibilities to protect and manage sanctuaries successfully. Since fishers’ involvement is key to the success of sanctuaries, social acceptance of fish sanctuaries by fishers is a must

A brand offers its customers a certain value. Services are all that customers desire to use and take pleasure in. In the fish feed industry, brand awareness plays a varied role in developing a better level of consumer loyalty. As the industry leader, Cherish Feed uses a variety of brand-building strategies to raise consumer awareness, but these strategies don’t always let them reap the many advantages of complete customer loyalty. However, the study’s goal was to determine how brand awareness affected customers’ loyalty to Cherish Feed Company. With the help of a five-point Likert scale, all 150 participants in the study who were selected using stratified sampling were polled. Statistical tools like multiple regression analysis and factor analysis were used to analyze the data. Nine brand awareness-boosting factors, including brand name, logo, character, product variety, communication, availability, event, promotional merchandise, and trade show, were broken down into three categories by the study: “Brand Recognition Elements,” “Brand Exposure Builders,” and “Marketing Programs.” The results also indicate that “marketing programs” had the biggest impact on brand recognition out of these three variables. Regression analysis revealed a high degree of positive association between brand awareness building variables and customer loyalty. The most significant factors influencing customer loyalty are the ability to recognize brand attributes such as name, slogan, and character, as well as affordability with price and participation in Igloo-sponsored events. In the end, recommendations were made that, if implemented by Cherish Feed management, will guarantee increased client loyalty.

Wetland ecosystem of Bangladesh has great importance for the country’s economic, industrial, ecological, socioeconomic, and cultural aspects. Wetlands of north eastern region are very prominent for freshwater capture fisheries but a few studies focused on comprehensive assessment of biodiversity, conservation necessities, affecting drivers and its impact on natural wetland and dependent community. The present study has been conducted to identify the present status of fish diversity assemblage, dominance index, evenness and distribution of the species, conservation requirements, natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the biodiversity and human well-being of Dekhar Haor by employing qualitative and quantitative methods in two fishing communities. It was noticed that there were 69 fish species under 8 orders where 39 species were not threatened, 11 species were endangered, 10 species were vulnerable, 8 species were critically endangered and 1 species were near to threatened. Cypriniformes (55%) was the most dominant order, followed by Siluriformes (16%), Perciformes (10%), Channiformes (7%), Synbranchiformes (4%), Clupeiformes (3%), Beloniformes (3%) and the rest (2%) belonged to Tetraodontiformes. The present study identified the causes of biodiversity depletion and suggested management measures including establishment of the sanctuary, community-based fisheries management, use of legal fishing gears, proper implementation of fishing laws and regulation. Therefore, the findings of this study could be utilized to plan and execute appropriate natural wetland management strategies.

This study was designed for integrated culture of fish and vegetables in cost effective aquaponics. Using cheaper, locally available inputs a 3 m2 (1.52 m 2.12 m) cages were introduced in pond; within a total cost between US$ 15 and 25. On three sides of the cages, there were sunshade-like structures to support horticulture products and a trellis to support climbing plants. Three treatments were introduced; monoculture of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), polyculture of climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) and Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and monoculture of Climbing perch (Anabas testudineus). After 80 days, the average weight of Tilapia was 178.5 g ± 0.92 SE and 174 g ± 1.2 SE in monoculture and polyculture with 19 cm ± 0.11 SE and 17 ± 0.14 SE cm in size respectively from 24 g ± 0.20 SE and 22 g ± 0.22 SE initial weight respectively with 4 cm of initial size. Climbing perch became 70 g ± 1.0 SE weight in monoculture and 57.6 g ± 0.93 SE in polyculture from 0.50 g ± 0.05 SE initial weight. The study found that treatment-1 (benefit cost ratio: 2.2) was more suitable. Considering the low capital cost, good return on investment and reduced vulnerability of this culture system to tidal surges and flood, this technology has the potential to increase resilience of the farming households with ponds towards climate change in the coastal region.